Item Tag: Media Studies

Rebel Publisher Grove Press and the Revolution of the Word Format: Paperback

How Grove Press ended censorship of the printed word in America.

Grove Press and its house journal, The Evergreen Review, revolutionized the publishing industry and radicalized the reading habits of the paperback generation. In telling this story, Rebel Publisher offers a new window onto the long 1960s, from 1951, when Barney Rosset purchased the fledgling press for $3,000, to 1970, when the multimedia corporation into which he had built the company was crippled by a strike and feminist takeover. Grove Press was not only one of the entities responsible for ending censorship of the printed word in the United States but also for bringing avant-garde literature, especially drama, into the cultural mainstream. Much of this happened thanks to Rosset, whose charismatic leadership was crucial to Grove’s success. With chapters covering world literature and the Latin American boom; experimental drama such as the Theater of the Absurd, the Living Theater, and the political epics of Bertolt Brecht; pornography and obscenity, including the landmark publication of the complete work of the Marquis de Sade; revolutionary writing, featuring Rosset’s daring pursuit of the Bolivian journals of Che Guevara; and underground film, including the innovative development of the pocket filmscript, Loren Glass covers the full spectrum of Grove’s remarkable achievement as a communications center for the counterculture.

Press Critics Are the Fifth Estate: Media Watchdogs in America (Democracy and t

Press Critics Are the Fifth Estate: Media Watchdogs in America (Democracy and the News) ISBN : 9780275999100 Title : Press Critics Are the Fifth Estate: Media Watchdogs in America (Democracy and the News) Authors : Binding : hardcover Publisher : Praeger Publication Date : Jun 30 2008 Condition : Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing and/or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Payment We accept PayPal for all eBay orders. Please see payment details below. We will only ship to the address that is entered into PayPal when payment is made! Shipping Multiple shipping options are available for this item. For more detail, please see below, and select the shipping option that is most convenient for you. Returns We have a No Returns policy, which allows us to keep our prices low. Please remember, all purchases are covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee!