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Can I read Playboys in Paradise : Masculinity, Youth and Leisure-style in Modern America on EtoBox?
Playboys in Paradise : Masculinity, Youth and Leisure-style in Modern America by Bill Osgerby is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Playboys in Paradise : Masculinity, Youth and Leisure-style in Modern America about?
"Post-war America was an exciting time. It was an age characterized by backyard barbecues and beach parties, mai-tai cocktails and Ford Mustangs, high school hops, Hawaiian shirts and Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. This book charts middle-class America's move towards an ethos of conspicuous consumption and sexual license during the fifties and sixties. Focusing on two of the period's most visible icons -- the swinging bachelor and the vibrant teenager -- this book looks at the interconnected chan
Who reads Playboys in Paradise : Masculinity, Youth and Leisure-style in Modern America?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bill Osgerby
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781474215350
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Anthropology, Political Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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