Retroculture: Taking America Back

Retroculture: Taking America Back
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Author(s)	William S. Lind
Language	English
Genre(s)	Politics
Publisher	Arktos
Publication year	2019
Pages	212
ISBN	1912975300

Retroculture: Taking America Back is a book by the American paleoconservative author William S. Lind, published in 2019 by Arktos.

Publisher description

"If you have ever felt out of place living in the modern world, Retroculture gives you the option to dwell in a different era.

Addressing the various aesthetics, architectural styles, values and manners of days gone by, William S. Lind identifies the concepts of Retroculture and provides the reader with the tool-set to begin situating their lives in the “new-old.”

However, this shift in lifestyle addresses not only the hobbyist, but also American society at large, urging a return to an era in which truth, politeness and beauty were considered paramount, and pointing a way forward to a brighter future for the nation as a whole."

Contents

Foreword

Chapter I: Signs of Change

Chapter II: Retroculture

• What is Retroculture?
• Breaking away from “Selfism”
• A Dialogue with the Past
• Bringing the Generations Together
• A Change of Lifestyle
• Freedom of — and from — Fashion

Chapter III: Getting Started

Chapter IV: Retro-Homes

• Older Houses
• New Homes
• “Turning Back the Clock” with the Home You Have
• Retro-Interiors
• Retro-Neighborhoods
• Retro-Homes in Retrospect

Chapter V: Retro-Families

• Starting a Retroculture Family: Dating
• Marrying
• Retroculture and School
• The Retro-Family and Church
• Living the Retro Life Alone
• Retroculture and Your Life

Chapter VI: Retro-Clothing

• Dressing Up
• The Retro Look
• New Old Clothes
• Retro Accessories
• Retro-Shopping, or Making a Chore a Pleasure
• Period Clothing: Going All the Way
• Amazing Grace…

Chapter VII: Retro-Entertainment

• Retro-Television
• May I Have This Dance?
• Shall We Have a Musicale?
• Entertaining at Home
• “Johnny, You Must Learn to Entertain Yourself”
• Period Entertainments

Chapter VIII: Retro-Manners

• The Golden Rule
• Must We Then Act “Hoity-Toity?”
• Where Do Retro-Manners Apply?
• Are Retro-Manners Just “Victorian”?
• Difference Without Disrespect
• Public Manners
• Office Etiquette
• Which Retro-Manners?

Chapter IX: Retro-Travel

• The Train
• First Class “Plus”
• Urban Travel: The Second Coming of the Trolley Car
• Motoring
• Walking and Bicycling

Chapter X: Retro-Business

Chapter XI: Retro-Service

• Retro-Service Is Good Business
• Offering Retro-Service
• Serving the “Public Good”

Chapter XII: Retro-America

Publication data

• Retroculture: Taking America Back, William S. Lind, 2019, Arktos, ISBN-10: 1912975300, ISBN-13: 978-1-912975-30-3

External Links

• Retroculture: Taking America Back at Arktos