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1 online resource |
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Routledge advances in sociology ; 143 |
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Routledge advances in sociology ; 143.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Credits; 1 Introduction; 2 The Parisian Prototype: 19th-Century Bohemia; 3 The Beats: Political Poetics; 4 The 1960s: A Generation in Revolt; 5 The Underground; 6 Get Back to Work: The Demise of the Underground; 7 On the Margins of the Workaday World: Productivity, the Work Ethic, and Bohemian Self-Determination; 8 Epilogue to a Scene: The Current Situation; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The iconoclastic ingenuity of bohemians, from Gerard de Nerval to Allen Ginsberg, continually captivates the popular imagination; the worlds of fashion, advertising, and even real estate all capitalize on the alternative appeal of bohemian style. Persistently overlooked, however, is bohemians' distinctive relationship to work. In this book, sociologist Judith R. Halasz examines the fascinating junctures between bohemian labor and life. Weaving together historiography, ethnography, and personal experiences of having been raised amidst downtown New York's bohemian communities, Halasz deciphers b |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Alternative lifestyles -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
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Work -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Alternative lifestyles
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Manners and customs
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Work
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| SUBJECT |
New York (State) -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091472
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Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- History
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New York (State)
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New York (State) -- New York
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New York (State) -- New York -- Lower East Side
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135010294 |
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1135010293 |
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9780203744000 |
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0203744004 |
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9781135010270 |
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1135010277 |
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9781135010287 |
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1135010285 |
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0415854393 |
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9780415854399 |
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