{"product_id":"camp-the-story-of-the-attitude-that-conquered-the-world-non-mint","title":"Camp!: The Story of the Attitude That Conquered the World (Non-mint)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Baker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12.9 x 1.9 x 19.9 cm | 320 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFootnote Press | 2024 | \u003c\/span\u003e9781804440322\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamp has been an inescapable part of popular culture for at least the last 150 years. Famously unrestrained and ever evolving, it has not only captured the cultural imagination, but also played an important role as a form of protest and resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Baker takes us through camp's rebellious and revolutionary past with warmth, humour and sensitivity, starting with the court of Louis XIV and the dandies of the eighteenth century through to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShowgirls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Harlem's drag balls and Columbian telenovelas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout its history, camp has been a place of refuge and renewal, of heroism and hedonism. This glorious celebration traces camp's journey from the fringes of society to the mainstream. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePaul Baker is a Professor of English Language at Lancaster University and has written over twenty books, for both academic and popular audiences. Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Paul Baker captures the essence of an essentially uncapturable phenomenon. My dear, she's on fire!' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDamian Barr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A snappy guide to an all-conquering aesthetic'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents in most cases only to the covers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Footnote Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48383642075394,"sku":"BK-FNP-CSAC-002","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_4205_b80773a3-d320-4a44-a375-bedac0d99105.jpg?v=1764158963","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/camp-the-story-of-the-attitude-that-conquered-the-world-non-mint","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}