American culture in the 1930s / David Eldridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eldridge, David (David Nicholas), 1973-

Series:

Twentieth-century American culture.

Twentieth-century American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture--United States.

Culture.

United States--Civilization--1918-1945.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an insightful overview of the major cultural forms of 1930's America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and a chapter on the role of the federal government in the development of the arts. The intellectual context of 1930's American culture is a strong feature, whilst case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade - from War of the Worlds to The Grapes of Wrath and from Edward Hopper to the Rockefeller Centre - help to explain the cultural impulses of radicalism, nationalism and escapism that characterize the United

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Case Studies; Acknowledgements; Chronology of 1930's American Culture; Introduction: The Intellectual Context; Chapter 1 Literature and Drama; Chapter 2 Film and Photography; Chapter 3 Music and Radio; Chapter 4 Art and Design; Chapter 5 New Deal Culture; Conclusion: The Cultural Legacy of the 1930's; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-94766-0

9786611947668

0-7486-2977-7

OCLC:

437240910