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Hip : The History

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Zusatztext "Hip: The History is the seminal work on the topic and a must read for all you hipsters!" Informationen zum Autor John Leland is a reporter for the New York Times and former editor in chief of Details , and he was an original columnist at SPIN magazine. Robert Christgau of the Village Voice called him "the best American postmod critic (the best new American rock critic period)," and Chuck D of Public Enemy said the nasty parts of the song "Bring the Noise" were written about him. He lives in Manhattan's East Village with his wife, Risa, and son, Jordan. Klappentext Hip: The History is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and back again. Hip: The History examines how hip has helped shape -- and continues to influence -- America's view of itself, and provides an incisive account of hip's quest for authenticity.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Zusammenfassung Hip: The History is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce! John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and back again. Hip: The History examines how hip has helped shape -- and continues to influence -- America's view of itself! and provides an incisive account of hip's quest for authenticity. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book! including author interviews! recommended reading! and more. ...

Product details

Authors John Leland
Publisher Ecco Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 02.08.2005
 
EAN 9780060528188
ISBN 978-0-06-052818-8
No. of pages 432
Dimensions 135 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY: INTELLECTUAL, MARKETING: CONSUMER TRENDS & BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General

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