The end of the American avant garde / Stuart D. Hobbs.

Author/creator Hobbs, Stuart D., 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxii, 230 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAmerican social experience series ; 37
American social experience series ; 37. ^A220749
Contents Toward the last American vanguard, 1930-1955. Introduction : the avant garde and the culture of the future -- The communist party, modernism, and the avant garde -- The American avant garde, 1945-1960. Alienation -- Innovation -- The future -- The end of the avant garde, 1950-1965. The cold war, cultural radicalism, and the defense of capitalism -- Institutional enthrallment -- Consumer culture commodification -- The end of the avant garde, 1965-1995. The convention of innovation and the end of the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-224) and index.
LCCN 96035604
ISBN081473538X (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E169.12 .H59 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold