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Informationen zum Autor Daniel Horowitz Klappentext Between 1950 and 1972, American and European writers came to envision consumer culture in fresh, provocative ways. Across national boundaries, they shifted attention from condemnation to critical appreciation, critiqued cultural hierarchies and moralistic approaches, and explored the symbolic processes by which individuals and groups communicate. Zusammenfassung Between 1950 and 1972, American and European writers came to envision consumer culture in fresh, provocative ways. Across national boundaries, they shifted attention from condemnation to critical appreciation, critiqued cultural hierarchies and moralistic approaches, and explored the symbolic processes by which individuals and groups communicate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Understanding Consumer Culture in the Post-World War II World Chapter 1. For and Against the American Grain Chapter 2. Lost in Translation Chapter 3. Crossing Borders Chapter 4. Reluctant Fascination Chapter 5. Literary Ethnography of Working-Class Life Interlude Chapter 6. Pop Art from Britain to America Chapter 7. From Workers and Literature to Youth and Popular Culture Chapter 8. Class and Consumption Chapter 9. Sexuality and a New Sensibility Chapter 10. Learning from Consumer Culture Conclusion: The World of Pleasure and Symbolic Exchange List of Abbreviations Notes Index Acknowledgments
