Lost girls : the invention of the flapper /

In the glorious, boozy party after the First World War, a new being burst defiantly onto the world stage, the 'flapper.' Young, impetuous and flirtatious, she was an alluring, controversial figure, celebrated in movies, fiction, plays and the pages of fashion magazines. But, as this book a...

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Main Author: Simon, Linda, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, [2017]
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