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Real phonies : cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America
- Title
- Real phonies : cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America / Abigail Cheever.
- Author
- Cheever, Abigail, 1970-
- Publication
- Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2010.
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Details
- Description
- viii, 312 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: "Individuality in name only" -- Postwar teenagers and the attitude of authenticity -- From madness to the Prozac Americans -- "They didn't do it for thrills": serial killing and the problem of motive -- Assimilation, authenticity, and "natural Jewishness" -- "The man he almost is": performativity and the corporate narrative -- Conclusion: "Collage is the art form of the twentieth century".
- Call Number
- JFE 10-1379
- ISBN
- 9780820332833 (alk. paper)
- 0820332836 (alk. paper)
- 9780820334295 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0820334294 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009024805
- OCLC
- YBP 2009024805
- Author
- Cheever, Abigail, 1970-
- Title
- Real phonies : cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America / Abigail Cheever.
- Imprint
- Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2010.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-1379