Playboys in paradise : masculinity, youth and leisure-style in modern America /
Osgerby, Bill,
Playboys in paradise : masculinity, youth and leisure-style in modern America / Bill Osgerby. - xii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Young Men of Action and Acquisition -- 'This Side of Paradise': the Emergence of the Man of Style -- Lessons in 'The Art of Living': the 'Playboy Ethic' Takes Shape -- 'People of Plenty': Constructions of Masculinity in the Promised Land -- 'The Old Ways Will Not Do': Youth, Consumption and Postwar Leisure-Style -- High-Living with the 'Upbeat Generation': the Cultural Currency of Playboy -- Bachelors in Paradise: Masculine Hedonism Comes of Age -- 'Turn On. Tune In. Step Out': Counterculture, Nonconformity and the Masculine Consumer -- Conclusion: Cultures of Narcissism. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1859734480 9781859734483 1859734537 9781859734537
Young men--Recreation--History--United States--20th century.
Leisure--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Masculinity in popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
Masculinity--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Young adult consumers--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Social life and customs--20th century
306.4808351
Playboys in paradise : masculinity, youth and leisure-style in modern America / Bill Osgerby. - xii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Young Men of Action and Acquisition -- 'This Side of Paradise': the Emergence of the Man of Style -- Lessons in 'The Art of Living': the 'Playboy Ethic' Takes Shape -- 'People of Plenty': Constructions of Masculinity in the Promised Land -- 'The Old Ways Will Not Do': Youth, Consumption and Postwar Leisure-Style -- High-Living with the 'Upbeat Generation': the Cultural Currency of Playboy -- Bachelors in Paradise: Masculine Hedonism Comes of Age -- 'Turn On. Tune In. Step Out': Counterculture, Nonconformity and the Masculine Consumer -- Conclusion: Cultures of Narcissism. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1859734480 9781859734483 1859734537 9781859734537
Young men--Recreation--History--United States--20th century.
Leisure--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Masculinity in popular culture--History--United States--20th century.
Masculinity--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Young adult consumers--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Social life and customs--20th century
306.4808351