Inventing the egghead : the battle over brainpower in American culture /
Throughout the twentieth century, popular songs, magazine articles, plays, posters, and novels alternated between representing intelligence as empowering and as threatening. In this book, the author cracks open this paradox by examining representations of intelligence to reveal brainpower's sta...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780812207811 0812207815 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Throughout the twentieth century, popular songs, magazine articles, plays, posters, and novels alternated between representing intelligence as empowering and as threatening. In this book, the author cracks open this paradox by examining representations of intelligence to reveal brainpower's stalwart appeal and influence. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language Note: | In English. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | EBL-Schweitzer
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