Playboy and the Making of the Good Life in Modern America

by Elizabeth Fraterrigo

Book Overview

Launched by Hugh Hefner in 1953, Playboy promoted an image of the young, affluent, single male-the man about town ensconced in a plush bachelor pad, in constant pursuit of female companionship and a good time. Spectacularly successful, this high-gloss portrait of glamorous living and sexual adventure would eventually draw some one million readers each month.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199832455
• ISBN13: 9780199832453
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"