The Book of Tiki

by Kirsten, Sven A.

• ISBN13: 9783822864173
• ISBN10: 382286417X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Taschen America Llc

Summary

South Sea Dreams around the cocktail bar - on the trail of the forgotten Tiki cult of the Fifties. One of the most bizarre chapters of American Pop Culture awaits rediscovery.

Table of Contents

A Guide for the Urban Archeologist	10	(6)
In the Beginning...	16	(4)
Tiki---Who Was He?	20	(4)
Primitive Art in Civilized Places	24	(6)
Pre-Tiki and the Birth of Polynesian Pop	30	(8)
Tiki: Recreational Lifestyle of a Generation	38	(16)
Erecting a Tiki Temple	54	(14)
Don the Beachcomber---Founding Father of Polynesian Pop	68	(12)
Trader VIC---The Ambassador of Good Taste	80	(16)
Stephen Crane---The Man who Loved Women	96	(10)
Danny Balsz---The Prodigal Son	106	(8)
Kon-Tiki, Aku Aku and Thor	114	(8)
James Michener and Bali Hai	122	(6)
Other Celebrated Tiki Temples	128	(20)
Menus---L'Art Tiki	148	(10)
Mixologists & Concoctions	158	(16)
Jeff Berry
Hunters & Collectors	174	(14)
And the Gods were Amused	188	(12)
Hotel, Motel	200	(10)
Unequaled in Bachelor Living	210	(20)
Backyard Polynesia	230	(6)
Surfin' Tiki	236	(6)
The Artists	242	(12)
German Translation	254	(18)
French Translation	272