Playboys in Paradise: Masculinity, Youth and Leisure-Style in Modern America

by Bill Osgerby

Book Overview

Post-war America was an exciting time. It was an age characterized by backyard barbecues and beach parties, mai-tai cocktails and Ford Mustangs, high school hops, Hawaiian shirts and Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. This book charts middle-class America's move towards an ethos of conspicuous consumption and sexual license during the fifties and sixties. Focusing on two of the period'smost visible icons -- the swinging bachelor and the vibrant teenager...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859734537
• ISBN13: 9781859734537
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"