"When I'm Bad, I'm Better"
Mae West, Sex and American Entertainment
1st Edition
Published on 8. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
317 pages
978-0-520-21094-3 (ISBN)
Description
In a world of trendsetting film icons, few are more familiar than Mae West. Yet for all her public controversy, West is also a mystery. Marybeth Hamilton combines elements of biography, cultural analysis, and social history to unmask West and reveal her commercial savvy, willpower, and truly shocking theatrical transgressions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
16
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-21094-3 (9780520210943)
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Person
Marybeth Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and teaches American History at Birkbeck College, University of London.