Real phonies: cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America
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Main Author: Cheever, Abigail (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens University of Georgia Press c2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 312 p.)
ISBN:0820336017
9780820336015

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