The making of the American creative class : New York's culture workers and twentieth-century consumer capitalism /
Shannan Clark.
- 1 online resource (608 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Oxford scholarship online .
- Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
During most of the 20th century, the production of America's consumer culture was centralized in New York to an extent unparalleled in the history of the modern United States. Within a few square miles were the headquarters of broadcast networks like NBC and CBS, the editorial offices of book and magazine publishers, major newspapers, and advertising and design agencies. Every day tens of thousands of writers, editors, artists, performers, technicians, secretaries, and other white-collar workers made advertisements, produced media content, and enhanced the appearance of goods in order to boost sales. While this centre of creativity has often been portrayed as a smoothly running machine, within these offices many white-collar workers challenged the managers and executives who directed their labour. This text examines these workers and New York's culture industries throughout the 20th century.
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Labor unions--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century. Cultural industries--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.