Golden State, Golden Youth by Kirse Granat May

Skip to product information
1 of 1

Click to look inside

Golden State, Golden Youth by Kirse Granat May

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

Tracing the rise of the California teen as a national icon in the 1950s and 60s, Kirse May shows how idealized images of a suburban youth culture soothed America's post-war nerves while denying racial and urban realities.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Golden State, Golden Youth by Kirse Granat May

Tracing the rise of the California teen as a national icon in the 1950s and 60s, Kirse May shows how idealized images of a suburban youth culture soothed America's post-war nerves while denying racial and urban realities.
"How, when, and where did the youth culture that has so profoundly transformed this nation originate? Thanks to this elegantly researched and argued study by Kirse May, we now have the answer" - Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California.
Kirse Granat May is a historian who lives in Vancouver, Washington.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780807853627
ISBN 10 0807853623
Title Golden State, Golden Youth
Author Kirse Granat May
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 2002-04-30
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.