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The great brain suck
The great brain suck: and other American epiphanies
Eugene Halton
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0226314669   DDC: 973   LCC: E169.1   Edition: (pbk. : alk. paper)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-308) and index.

The great brain suck -- Out of the fifties -- Interlude: go man go --
The hunter-gatherers' world's fair -- Life, literature, and sociology
in turn-of-the century Chicago -- Communicating democracy: or shine,
perishing republic -- Lem's master's voice -- An American epiphany in
Nashville -- The house on Mount Misery -- The art and craft of home
-- Europiphanies -- The last days of Lewis Mumford -- Teleparodies --
His one leg.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 973 -- General history of North America United States
LCC Number: E169.1

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xiii, 319 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Edition Info: (pbk. : alk. paper)

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