American pulp : how paperbacks brought modernism to Main Street / Paula Rabinowitz.
American Pulp tells the story of the midcentury golden age of pulp paperbacks and how they brought modernism to Main Street, democratized literature and ideas, spurred social mobility, and helped readers fashion new identities. Drawing on extensive original research, Paula Rabinowitz unearths the fa...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: | xv, 390 pages : illustrations, some of which are in color ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
American Pulp tells the story of the midcentury golden age of pulp paperbacks and how they brought modernism to Main Street, democratized literature and ideas, spurred social mobility, and helped readers fashion new identities. Drawing on extensive original research, Paula Rabinowitz unearths the far-reaching political, social, and aesthetic impact of the pulps between the late 1930s and early 1960s. |
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| Call Number: | PS374.P63 R33 2014 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691150604 (hardcover : alkaline paper) : 0691150605 (hardcover : alkaline paper) : |