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1927 and the Rise of Modern America / Charles J. Shindo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shindo, Charles J.
- Series:
- Culture America.
- CultureAmerica
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--1918-1932.
- United States--History--1919-1933.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2010.
- Summary:
- A compelling and entertaining account of the year that represents the apex of 1920s American culture. Shatters the stereotype of the Roaring Twenties as a time of frivolity and excess and reveals instead a society torn between holding on to its glorious past while trying to navigate a brave new world.
- Contents:
- The search for modern America
- Seeking mastery: the machine age and the idealized past
- Seeking equality: feminism and flood waters
- Seeking notoriety: the infamous and the famous
- Seeking respectability: modern media and traditional values
- The search for American culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-232) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7006-2186-5
- OCLC:
- 933516512
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