Playboys in paradise : masculinity, youth and leisure-style in modern America / Bill Osgerby.
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TextPublisher: Oxford : Berg, 2001Description: xii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1859734480
- 9781859734483
- 1859734537
- 9781859734537
- Young men -- Recreation -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Leisure -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Masculinity in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Masculinity -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Young adult consumers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- 306.4808351
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 306.4808351 OSG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A294940B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: Young Men of Action and Acquisition -- 2. 'This Side of Paradise': the Emergence of the Man of Style -- 3. Lessons in 'The Art of Living': the 'Playboy Ethic' Takes Shape -- 4. 'People of Plenty': Constructions of Masculinity in the Promised Land -- 5. 'The Old Ways Will Not Do': Youth, Consumption and Postwar Leisure-Style -- 6. High-Living with the 'Upbeat Generation': the Cultural Currency of Playboy -- 7. Bachelors in Paradise: Masculine Hedonism Comes of Age -- 8. 'Turn On. Tune In. Step Out': Counterculture, Nonconformity and the Masculine Consumer -- 9. Conclusion: Cultures of Narcissism.
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