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Bohemianism is not so easy to define as one might think, but in this serious historical analysis, Wilson (cultural studies, Univ. of North London) does an excellent job of illuminating its multiple meanings and ambiguities. From George Sand, Lord...
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Bohemianism is not so easy to define as one might think, but in this serious historical analysis, Wilson (cultural studies, Univ. of North London) does an excellent job of illuminating its multiple meanings and ambiguities. From George Sand, Lord Byron, and Modigliani to Andy Warhol and Jack Kerouac, and from Greenwich Village to Montparnasse, plenty of informative material is provided on bohemians and their haunts--both famous and forgotten. Wilson delves with gusto into the lives, motivations, and perspectives of artists, philosophers, radicals, and others. She dissects women's roles, politics, economics, dress, symbolism, love, and more within bohemian culture and raises a number of crucial issues and questions about their evolution and specific contexts. Her musings on the relationships between bohemian and mainstream thought during different time spans and various parts of the world are particularly intriguing. Artists, musicians, historians, and cultural observers will find this... See less 
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