{"product_id":"outrageous-kliph-nesteroff-9781419760983","title":"Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the culture wars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past. Modern pundits would have us believe that Americans of a previous generation had tougher skin and seldom complained. But does this argument hold up to scrutiny? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eOutrageous, \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrated cultural historian Kliph Nesteroff demonstrates that Americans have been objecting to entertainment for nearly two hundred years, sometimes rationally, often irrationally. Likewise, powerful political interests have sought to circumvent the arts using censorship, legal harassment, and outright propaganda. From Mae West through Johnny Carson, \u003ci\u003eAmos \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'n' Andy\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eBeavis and Butt-Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutrageous \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the controversies of American show business and the ongoing attempts to change what we watch, read, and hear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kliph Nesteroff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141976098X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419760983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Kliph Nesteroff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44190697095423,"sku":"9781419760983","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ed9a3ee-37a8-4ccd-bb52-fad5adb88513.jpg?v=1690871902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outrageous-kliph-nesteroff-9781419760983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}