03142nam 2200649 450 991078794350332120230803195824.01-939578-20-51-939578-76-0(CKB)2670000000570416(EBL)1811218(SSID)ssj0001349779(PQKBManifestationID)12570845(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001349779(PQKBWorkID)11402874(PQKB)11325671(MiAaPQ)EBC1811218(Au-PeEL)EBL1811218(CaPaEBR)ebr10953366(CaONFJC)MIL649508(OCoLC)893208346(EXLCZ)99267000000057041620141021h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDamn! a cultural history of swearing in modern America /Rob Chirico ; foreword by Keith AllanDurham, North Carolina :Pitchstone Publishing,2014.©20141 online resource (185 p.)Includes index.1-322-18244-2 1-939578-75-2 Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Keith Allan; Introduction: Frankly, My Dear, I Do Give a Damn!; 1. What's in a Dirty Word?; 2. What's Sex Got to Do with It?; 3. You're in the Fucking Army Now!; 4. Swearing, a Game Anyone Can Play; 5. All the News That's Fit to Print; 6. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught; 7. You Have the Words, My Dear, but I'm Afraid You'll Never Master the Tune; 8. Word on the Street; 9. Is Nothing Sacrilegious ... Yet?; Appendix: Bird is the Word; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the AuthorSwearing, cussing, or cursing, out of anger, excitement, or just because, is something most of us do, at least to some degree. Turn on the television or open a magazine, and there it is. Damn! is an insightful and entertaining look at our evolving use of profanity over the last half-century or so, from a time when Gone with the Wind came under fire for using the word "damn" to an age where the f-bomb is dropped in all walks of life. Writer and artist Rob Chirico follows the course of swearing through literature, the media, and music, as well as through our daily lives. From back rooms and barrEnglish languageUnited StatesObscene wordsHistoryEnglish languageUnited StatesObscene wordsEnglish languageUnited StatesSwear wordsHistoryEnglish languageUnited StatesSwear wordsSwearingUnited StatesHistoryEnglish languageObscene wordsHistory.English languageObscene words.English languageSwear wordsHistory.English languageSwear words.SwearingHistory.394Chirico Rob1533191Allan KeithMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787943503321Damn3779938UNINA