Hip: The History by Leland, John - 2004

[ Edition: Reprint ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Ecco Pub Date: 10/1/2004 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 384

NY: Ecco harper collins. Very Good. 2004. first edition,1p; 10987654321pt line. Hardcover. 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION....BACK COVER DEFACED BY OLD STORE ISBN STICKER, ETC. ; SILVER TITLES ON WHITE CORRUGATED HARD COVERS..CULTURE INDEXED..; 384 pages; Everyone knows what hip is.This is the story of how we got here. Hip: The History draws the connections between Walt Whitman and Richard Hell, or Raymond Chandler and Snoop Dogg. It slinks among the pimps, hustlers, outlaws, junkies, scoundrels, white negroes, Beats, geeks, beboppers and other hipsters who crash the American experiment, and without whom we might all be listening to show tunes. .

New York: Ecco, 2004. (2004), 405pp, illus., white cloth, usual lib. markings, slight shelfwear to cover, slight edgewear to dj, contents clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good -. Ex-Library.

New York: Ecco. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 405 pp. .

New York: HarperCollins, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed. A Fine copy in white hard covers, in a Fine dust jacket. Signed by the author at the title page.

New York: Ecco Press, 2004. 405pp. Index. Wear boards, soiling.. Hb. VG-/No Dj.

New York.: Ecco, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover 2004,1st edition. Dust jacket and boards in fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. (405 pages).

New York: Ecco, 2004. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 0060528176 Hardcover in as new condition, DJ with price in near fine condition, first edition as stated, number line complete, no markings

New York: Ecco Press; HarperCollins, 2004. 405 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Remainder mark/tail edge. Fine DJ. "Hip: The History is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and back again. Hip: The History examines how hip has helped shape -- and continues to influence -- America's view of itself, and provides an incisive account of hip's quest for authenticity. / John Leland is a reporter for the New York Times and former editor in chief of Details, and he was an original columnist at SPIN magazine. Robert Christgau of the Village Voice called him 'the best American postmod critic (the best new American rock critic period),' and Chuck D of Public Enemy said the nasty parts of the song… Read More

hc. Fair. Obviously worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.