{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-the-beats-hardcover","title":"The Philosophy of the Beats - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharin N. Elkholy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginating from underworld slang-the domain of hustlers, drug addicts, and petty thieves-the term \"Beat\" was short for \"beaten down\" or downtrodden. To writer Jack Kerouac it symbolized being at the bottom of society's hierarchy and looking up. Kerouac introduced the phrase \"Beat Generation\" in 1948 to characterize the underground, anti-conformist youth gathering in New York City at that time. The Beat Generation consisted of writers, artists, and activists, and they became a uniquely American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharin N. Elkholy\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor at the University of Houston-Downtown. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHeidegger and a Metaphysics of Feeling: Angst and the Finitude of Being\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Houston, TX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702609604915,"sku":"9780813135809","price":66.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eWc3aFhDNC9JUnl2bUlnUW5EalBHQT09.webp?v=1763312453","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-philosophy-of-the-beats-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}