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Teenagers--as We Have Come To Define Them--were Not, Journalist Savage Tells Us, Born In The 1950s Of Rockers And Beatniks, When Most Histories Would Begin. Rather, The Teenager As Icon Can Be Traced Back To The 1890s, When The Foundations For The New Century Were Laid In Urban Youth Culture. This Cultural History Charts The Spread Of The American Ideal Of Youth Through England And Europe And Around The World. From Peter Pan To Oscar Wilde, Anne Frank To The Wizard Of Oz, Savage Documents Youth Culture's Development As A Commodity And An Industry From The Turn Of The Last Century To Its Current Driving Force In The Global Economy. Fusing Film, Music, Literature, Diaries, Fashion, And Art, This Epic Cultural History Is A Surprising Chronicle Of Modern Life Sure To Appeal To Pop Culture Fans, Social History Buffs, And Anyone Who Has Ever Been A Teenager.--from Publisher Description. Pt. 1: 1875-1904. Heaven And Hell : Marie Bashkirtseff And Jesse Pomeroy -- Nationalists And Decadents : The European Counterrevolution -- Hooligans And Apaches : Juvenile Delinquency And The Mass Media -- A Sudden Vision Of Heaven : L. Frank Baum And The Dreamland Of Oz -- The American Century : G. Stanl

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Author

Jon Savage

Publisher

Viking Adult

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780670038374

Category

history

Subjects

Gender Studies, Fiction, Sociology

Rating

3.94 / 5 (229 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13