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The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance During World War II (Paperba
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- Condition
- EAN
- 9780520261549
- ISBN
- 0520261542
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistanc
- Subject Area
- Design, History, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Power of the Zoot : Youth Culture and Resistance During World War II
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Minority Studies, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Fashion & Accessories, Social History, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions, United States / General
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Series
- American Crossroads Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Flamboyant zoot suit culture, with its ties to fashion, jazz and swing music, jitterbug and Lindy Hop dancing, unique patterns of speech, and even risqué experimentation with gender and sexuality, captivated the country's youth in the 1940s. The Power of the Zoot is the first book to give national consideration to this famous phenomenon. Providing a new history of youth culture based on rare, in-depth interviews with former zoot-suiters, Luis Alvarez explores race, region, and the politics of culture in urban America during World War II. He argues that Mexican American and African American youths, along with many nisei and white youths, used popular culture to oppose accepted modes of youthful behavior, the dominance of white middle-class norms, and expectations from within their own communities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520261542
ISBN-13
9780520261549
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72553492
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Power of the Zoot : Youth Culture and Resistance During World War II
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Minority Studies, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Sociology / General, Fashion & Accessories, Social History, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions, United States / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design, History, Social Science
Series
American Crossroads Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2007-033316
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Deserves much credit for analyzing youth fashion during the era of swing jazz as a national phenomenon ."-- The Journal of American History, Deserves much credit for analyzing youth fashion during the era of swing jazz as a national phenomenon ., "Colorful, entertaining, and frequently enlightening. . . . Alvarez leaves us asking for more."-- New Mexico Historical Review, "Diligently charts a culture's exemplar, the zoot suit, and connects it to modern fashion and music . . . . It is a compelling window into the U.S. in the war years as seen from a much different point of view."-- The Morning News, "Deserves much credit for analyzing youth fashion during the era of swing jazz as a national phenomenon ."--The Journal of American History, Diligently charts a culture's exemplar, the zoot suit, and connects it to modern fashion and music . . . . It is a compelling window into the U.S. in the war years as seen from a much different point of view., "[Alvarez's] scholarship is now the best and most comprehensive book on Zoot Suit culture, society, and race conflict during World War II."-- H-Urban, [Alvarez's] scholarship is now the best and most comprehensive book on Zoot Suit culture, society, and race conflict during World War II., "Diligently charts a culture's exemplar, the zoot suit, and connects it to modern fashion and music . . . . It is a compelling window into the U.S. in the war years as seen from a much different point of view."--The Morning News
Series Volume Number
24
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.0973
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments and Dedication Introduction PART ONE. DIGNITY DENIED: YOUTH IN THE EARLY WAR YEARS 1. Race and Political Economy 2. Class Politics and Juvenile Delinquency PART TWO. THE STRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY: ZOOT STYLE DURING WORLD WAR II 3. Zoot Style and Body Politics 4. Zoots, Jazz, and Public Space PART THREE. VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL BELONGING ON THE HOME FRONT 5. Zoot Violence in Los Angeles 6. Race Riots across the United States Epilogue: From Zoot Suits to Hip-Hop Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2008
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