Rebels - Youth and the Cold War Origins of Identity

Informationen zum Autor Leerom Medovoi Klappentext A cultural history of the political legitimization of youth rebellion during the Cold War era. Zusammenfassung A cultural history of the political legitimization of youth rebellion during the Cold War era Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments vii 1. Identitarian Thought and the Cold War World 1 2. Cold War Literature and the National Allegory: The Identity Canon of Holden Caulfield 53 3. Transcommodification: Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Suburban Counterimaginary 91 4. Identity Hits the Screen: Teenpics and the Boying of Rebellion 135 5. Oedipus in Suburbia: Bad Boy and the Fordist Family Drama 167 6. Beat Fraternity and the Generation of Identity 215 7. Where the Girls Were: Figuring the Female Rebel 317 Conclusion: The Rise and Fall of Identity 331 Notes 359 Works Cited 377 Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leerom Medovoi
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.11.2005
• EAN: 9780822336808
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3680-8
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 235 mm x 38 mm
• Serie: New Americanists
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata