Birth of the cool : beat, bebop & the American avant-garde
MacAdams, Lewis, 1944-2002
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Total copies: 1
The idea of cool is one of the most pervasive forces in modern culture - but what is it? Where does it come from? Who invented it? This title is an examination of how cool came about - its meaning, its heroes and its place in the world.
Main title:
Birth of the cool : beat, bebop & the American avant-garde / Lewis MacAdams.
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Imprint:
London : Scribner, 2002.
Collation:
288 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-281) and index.
ISBN:
9780743207782 (pbk)
Dewey class:
700.97309045700.973Ma
Language:
English
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BRN:
1139668