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Author:
Castronovo, Russ, 1965-
Title:
Beautiful democracy : aesthetics and anarchy in a global era / Russ Castronovo.
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
xiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Aesthetics, American.
Arts--United States.
United States--Civilization.
Democracy--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-270) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : aesthetics and the anarchy of global culture -- Flowers and billy clubs : the beauty and danger of ethical citizenship -- American literature internationale : translation, strike, and the time of political possibility -- Beauty along the color line : lynching, form, and aesthetics -- "Bombs of laughter" : motion pictures, mass art, and universal language -- Geo-aesthetics : fascism, globalism, and Frank Norris.
ISBN:
0226096297 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780226096292 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0226096289 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226096285 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)86885287
LCCN:
2007003728
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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