'When I''m Bad, I''m Better' - Mae West, Sex and American Entertainment

List of contents

Prologue 
1 Tough Girl 
2 "That Touch of Class" 
3 Sex, The Drag, and the Comedy-Drama of Life 
4 Sex on Trial: The Politics of "Legit" 
5 A Little Bit Spicy: Diamond Lil 
6 "I'm the Queen of the Bitches" 
7 The Honor of White Womanhood 
8 Mae West Mania 
9 It Ain't No Sin 
10 Mae West in Exile 
11 The Queen of Camp 
Epilogue 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index 

About the author

Marybeth Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and teaches American History at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Summary

In a world of trend-setting film icons, few are more familiar than Mae West. Yet for all her public controversy, West is also a mystery. Marybeth Hamilton combines elements of biography, cultural analysis, and social history to unmask West and reveal her commercial savvy, willpower, and truly shocking theatrical transgressions.

Product details

• Authors: Marybeth Hamilton
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.1997
• EAN: 9780520210943
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21094-3
• No. of pages: 317
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV