Bohemian Los Angeles and the making of modern politics [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel Hurewitz |
Autore | Hurewitz Daniel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.4/94053 |
Soggetto topico |
Cultural pluralism - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Artists - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century Political activists - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century Community life - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century american culture
20th century american history 20th century american politics artist artistic expression bohemian california civic communist party cultural studies diplomacy edendale gay men and women gay rights movement gender and sexuality gender studies historical identity politics leftists lgbt community lgbtqia los angeles political engagement political race in america race relations self expression sexual identity construction united states of america wartime los angeles |
ISBN |
1-282-36055-8
9786612360558 0-520-94169-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Traversing the Hills of Edendale -- Prologue: A World Left Behind -- 1. "A Most Lascivious Picture of Impatient Desire" -- 2. Together against the World: Self, Community, and Expression among the Artists of Edendale -- 3. 1930's Containment: Identity by State Dictate -- 4. Left of Edendale: The Deep Politics of Communist Community -- 5. The United Nations in a City: Racial Ideas in Edendale, on the Left, and in Wartime Los Angeles -- 6. Getting Some Identity: Mattachine and the Politics of Sexual Identity Construction -- Conclusion: The Struggle of Identity Politics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786713603321 |
Hurewitz Daniel
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The managed hand : race, gender, and the body in beauty service work / / Miliann Kang |
Autore | Kang Miliann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 391.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Asian Americans - Social conditions
Asian Americans -- Social conditions Beauty culture - Social aspects - United States Beauty culture -- Social aspects -- United States Beauty shops - Social aspects - United States Beauty, Personal - Social aspects - United States Korean American women - Employment - United States Korean American women -- Employment -- United States Manicuring - Social aspects - United States United States - Race relations United States -- Race relations Women immigrants - Employment - United States Women immigrants -- Employment -- United States Nail art (Manicuring) - Social aspects - United States Art, Architecture & Applied Arts Arts & Crafts |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american women
art asian american asian immigrants asian women beauty service work body services body class differences consumption divisions of race ethnography gender issues gender immigrant workers interviews korean women manicures nail industry nail salons new york city nonfiction pampering race issues self care self expression service careers social science united states white middle class women women working class |
ISBN |
1-280-09501-6
9786613520449 0-520-94565-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. "There's No Business Like the Nail Business" -- Two. "What Other Work Is There?" -- Three. Hooked on Nails -- Four. "I Just Put Koreans and Nails Together" -- Five. Black People "Have Not Been the Ones Who Get Pampered" -- Six. "You Could Get a Fungus" -- Conclusion. What is a man I cure worth? -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790598203321 |
Kang Miliann
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] | ||
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Theater in a crowded fire : ritual and spirituality at Burning Man / / Lee Gilmore |
Autore | Gilmore Lee <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 394.2509793/54 |
Soggetto topico |
Ritual - Nevada - Black Rock Desert
Festivals - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american festivals american media art black rock desert burners burning man communal bonding community contemporary america demographic studies desert setting effigy ethnographers ethnography festival culture festival events festival space fire historical illustrated mecca modern history nevada nonfiction pilgrimage self expression spiritual journey spiritual rituals spirituality transformation |
ISBN |
1-282-77275-9
9786612772757 0-520-94553-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Into the Zone -- Chapter 2. "Spiritual, but Not Religious"? -- Chapter 3. Ritual without Dogma -- Chapter 4. Desert Pilgrimage -- Chapter 5. Media Mecca -- Chapter 6. Burn-a-lujah! -- Appendix 1. Demography: The Face of the Festival -- Appendix 2. On-Line Survey -- Appendix 3. Burning Man Organization Mission Statement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- DVD Contents -- Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784956903321 |
Gilmore Lee <1969->
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Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2010 | ||
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