Flappers : six women of a dangerous generation / Judith Mackrell.
The forefront British dance critic and award-nominated author of Bloomsbury Ballerina presents a revisionist assessment of the movement that shattered the boundaries of conventional femininity through the lives of six figures that exemplified it, including Lady Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374156085
- ISBN: 9780374156084
- Physical Description: xiii, 488 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: Great Britain : Macmillan, 2013.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-469) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Diana -- Nancy -- Tamara -- Tallulah -- Zelda -- Josephine -- Diana -- Tallulah -- Nancy -- Zelda -- Tamara -- Josephine.
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- Subject:
- Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.
Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968.
Cooper, Diana, 1892-1986.
Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965.
Fitzgerald, Zelda, 1900-1948.
Lempicka, Tamara de, 1898-1980.
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Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex customs > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex role > United States > History > 20th century.
Women > United States > Biography.
Women > United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Gender roles.
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- Biographies.
Available copies
- 10 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 920.72 MAC (Text) | 36015000694691 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
The forefront British dance critic and award-nominated author of Bloomsbury Ballerina presents a revisionist assessment of the movement that shattered the boundaries of conventional femininity through the lives of six figures that exemplified it, including Lady Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka.
