Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
xiii, 488 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note |
Originally published: Great Britain : Macmillan, 2013. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-469) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Diana -- Nancy -- Tamara -- Tallulah -- Zelda -- Josephine -- Diana -- Tallulah -- Nancy -- Zelda -- Tamara -- Josephine -- Epilogue. |
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. |
Subject |
Cooper, Diana, 1892-1986.
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Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965.
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Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968.
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Fitzgerald, Zelda, 1900-1948.
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Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975.
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Lempicka, Tamara de, 1898-1980.
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Women -- United States -- Biography.
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Celebrities -- United States -- Biography.
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Artists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Sex customs -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex role -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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ISBN |
9780374156084 hardback |
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0374156085 hardback |
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9781429942942 (ebook) |
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