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American fun : four centuries of joyous revolt / John Beckman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beckman, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amusements.
- History.
- United States--Social life and customs.
- United States.
- Manners and customs.
- Amusements--United States--History.
- Popular culture--United States--History.
- Popular culture.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pantheon Books, [2014]
- Summary:
- Analyzes the American traditions of cutting loose and engaging in mischief to take breaks from work and sobriety, describing the activities of earlier centuries while sharing stories about the entertainments of the modern world.
- Contents:
- 1 The Forefather of American Fun 3
- 2 Jack Tar, Unbound 21
- 3 Technologies of Fun 49
- 4 A California Education 77
- 5 Selling It Back to the People 106
- 6 Barnumizing America 129
- 7 Merry Mount Goes Mainstream 155
- 8 "Joyous Revolt": The "New Negro" and the "New Woman" 187
- 9 Zoot Suit Riots 215
- 10 A California Education, Redux 230
- 11 Revolution for the Hell of It 263
- 12 Mustangers Have More Fun 278
- 13 Doing It Yourself, Getting the Joke 293.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307908179
- 0307908178
- OCLC:
- 842880695
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