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Down in the dumps : place, modernity, American Depression / Jani Scandura.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scandura, Jani.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, American.
- Depressions--1929--United States.
- Depressions.
- Depression, Mental--Social aspects--United States.
- Depression, Mental.
- Memory--Social aspects--United States.
- Memory.
- United States--Civilization--1918-1945.
- United States.
- United States--Civilization--1945-.
- Reno (Nev.)--History--20th century--Sources.
- Reno (Nev.).
- Key West (Fla.)--History--20th century--Sources.
- Key West (Fla.).
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Sources.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.).
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century--Sources.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A cultural studies account of America during the 1930s as seen through Key West, Harlem, Hollywood, and Reno.
- Contents:
- Introduction: a geography of depression
- 1. Reno, the divorce factory
- 2. Key West, the nation and the corpse
- 3. Harlem, blud-penciled place
- 4. Hollywood(land), wax, fire, insomnia
- Afterword: the prison and the pentagon.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-302) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612923531
- 9781282923539
- 1282923536
- 9780822390336
- 0822390337
- OCLC:
- 245538661
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