About this title: The fascinating, untold story of the history of undressing: over fifty years of taking it off. Striptease combined sexual display and parody, cool eros and wisecracking Bacchanalian humor. Striptease could be savage, patriotic, irreverent, vulgar, sophisticated, sentimental, and subversive--sometimes, all at once. In this vital cultural history, Rachel Shteir traces the ribald art from its nineteenth century vaudeville roots, through its long and controversial career, to its decline during the liberated 1960s. The book argues that striptease is an American form of popular entertainment--maybe ...
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Description: Fine. 0195127501 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has three small black lines on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Fine. 0195127501 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has three small black lines on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195127508ISBN:0195127501
Description: Very Good. 0195127501 Unread Book in Very Good Condition! Text is clean and unmarked! No dust jacket. Publisher's ink mark on outside bottom edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing-- read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195127508ISBN:0195127501
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0195127501. 1.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; The fascinating, untold story of the history of undressing: over fifty years of taking it off. Striptease combined sexual display and parody, cool eros and wisecracking Bacchanalian humor. Striptease could be savage, patriotic, irreverent, vulgar, sophisticated, sentimental, and subversive--sometimes, all at once. In this vital cultural history, Rachel Shteir traces the ribald art from its nineteenth century vaudeville roots, through ... read more
Description: New in no jacket. pp. 438. Brings to life stripteaseís Golden Age, the years between the Jazz Age and the Sexual Revolution, when strippers performed around the country, in burlesque theaters, nightclubs, vaudeville houses, carnivals, and on Broadway. Introduces us to a diverse cast of characters, from political reformers and impresarios, to drag queens, shimmy girls, cootch dancers, tit serenaders, and girls next door, lured into the profession by big-city aspirations. Includes profiles of ... read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195127508ISBN:0195127501
Description: New in new dust jacket. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. No Remainder Mark, No Damage. Ship twice daily. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2005-12-01
ISBN-13:9780195300765ISBN:0195300769
Description: New. No jacket as issued. New paperback book. We ship 6 days a week, generally within 24 hours; single CDs and DVDs upgraded to 1st class! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press., New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195127508ISBN:0195127501
Description: First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 438 pp. Photographs in text, notes, index. Jacket has very minor rubbin otherwise Fine/Fine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195127508ISBN:0195127501
Description: Fine. 0195127501 HARDCOVER BOOK, IN THE DUST JACKET. THE BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION, LIKE NEW. NO MARKINGS. APPEARS LIKE NEVER READ! read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Satisfaction guaranteed! Fast! read more
Description: Very good. A vividly written history of striptease, a distinctly American diversion that flourished from the Jazz Age to the era of the Sexual Revolution. Not really pornography, it shares more of an allegiance with the American popular theatre, and requires. read more
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