{"product_id":"hollywood-bohemians-brett-l-abrams-9780786439294","title":"Hollywood Bohemians: Transgressive Sexuality and the Selling of the Movieland Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e Between 1917 and 1941, Hollywood studios, gossip columnists and novelists featured an unprecedented number of homosexuals, cross-dressers, and adulterers in their depictions of the glamorous Hollywood lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Actress Greta Garbo defined herself as the ultimate serial bachelorette. Screenwriter Mercedes De Acosta engaged in numerous lesbian relationships with the Hollywood elite. And countless homosexual designers brazenly picked up men in the hottest Hollywood nightclubs. Hollywood's image grew as a place of sexual abandon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book demonstrates how studios and the media used images of these sexually adventurous characters to promote the industry and appeal to the prurient interests of their audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett L. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786439297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786439294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009","brand":"Brett L. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372313530623,"sku":"9780786439294","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_570a80a2-2d6e-4b0d-a1d4-4ceee6d26c2c.jpg?v=1732725605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hollywood-bohemians-brett-l-abrams-9780786439294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}