The Origins Of Cool In Postwar America

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 541 pages. b&w illustrations. As Joel Dinerstein reveals in this book, cool began as a stylish defiance of racism, a challenge to suppressed sexuality, a philosophy of individual rebellion, and a youthful search for social change. Through portraits of iconic figures,… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. 541 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. First paperback edition. "Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set… Read more about this item

The Origins of Cool in Postwar America by Joel Dinerstein. Paperback, 2017, uncorrected proof copy. In very good condition, almost like new. Slight scuffing and wear to cover. No spine creasing. Very slightly bumped corners. The odd small mark to page edges but otherwise very clean and page surfaces very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2017. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 541 pp. .

U. of Chicago, 2017. First edition, first printing. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover..

University of Chicago Press. Illustrated. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate.… Read more about this item

Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Early Printing. 8vo. With jacket. 541 pp. B/w plates. Largely examines the arrival of 'cool' in film and music, from film-noir to jazz. Book as-new. Jacket has some very light creases to corner, but is overall sound in protective wrapper. FINE / VG

Paperback. Very Good.

University of Chicago Press. New.. New University of Chicago Press, 2017 New 2017 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards Contains: Illustrations Audience: General/trade

Hardback. New. Dinerstein sketches nuanced definitions of cool that unite concepts from African-American and Euro-American culture: the stylish stoicism of the ethical rebel loner; the relaxed intensity of the improvising jazz musician; the effortless, physical grace of the Method actor. To be cool is not to be hip and to be hot is definitely not to be cool.

1. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Paperback / softback. New. What is cool and where did it come from? The first you just have to know when you see it; the second is the postwar years. Dinerstein explains, covering all the usual suspects.

Paperback / softback. New. What is cool and where did it come from? The first you just have to know when you see it; the second is the postwar years. Dinerstein explains, covering all the usual suspects.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2017. Hardcover. New. 352 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 541 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.80 inches.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 541 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.80 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.