The making of the American creative class : New York's culture workers and twentieth-century consumer capitalism / Shannan Clark.
2020
HD6517.N7 C53 2020
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Title
The making of the American creative class : New York's culture workers and twentieth-century consumer capitalism / Shannan Clark.
Author
Clark, Shannan, author.
ISBN
9780190941451 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (608 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
HD6517.N7 C53 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification
331.8836097471
Summary
During most of the 20th century, the production of America's consumer culture was centralized in New York to an extent unparalleled in the history of the modern United States. Within a few square miles were the headquarters of broadcast networks like NBC and CBS, the editorial offices of book and magazine publishers, major newspapers, and advertising and design agencies. Every day tens of thousands of writers, editors, artists, performers, technicians, secretaries, and other white-collar workers made advertisements, produced media content, and enhanced the appearance of goods in order to boost sales. While this centre of creativity has often been portrayed as a smoothly running machine, within these offices many white-collar workers challenged the managers and executives who directed their labour. This text examines these workers and New York's culture industries throughout the 20th century.
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During most of the 20th century, the production of America's consumer culture was centralized in New York to an extent unparalleled in the history of the modern United States. Within a few square miles were the headquarters of broadcast networks like NBC and CBS, the editorial offices of book and magazine publishers, major newspapers, and advertising and design agencies. Every day tens of thousands of writers, editors, artists, performers, technicians, secretaries, and other white-collar workers made advertisements, produced media content, and enhanced the appearance of goods in order to boost sales. While this centre of creativity has often been portrayed as a smoothly running machine, within these offices many white-collar workers challenged the managers and executives who directed their labour. This text examines these workers and New York's culture industries throughout the 20th century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 20, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780199731626
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