Dancing in the dark : a cultural history of the Great Depression
Dickstein, Morris2010
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Exploding the myth that Depression culture was merely escapist, this volume surveys the dynamic energy & insight the arts could provide & the enormous lift they gave to morale. 'Dancing in the Dark' shows how the bleak years after 1929 produced some of America's greatest writing, photography & mass entertainment.
Main title:
Dancing in the dark : a cultural history of the Great Depression / Morris Dickstein.
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Imprint:
New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 2010.
Collation:
598 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780393338768 (pbk)0393338762 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.9'16
Language:
English
Subject:
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryDepressions -- 1929 -- United StatesHistoryUnited States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945United States -- History -- 1933-1945United States -- History -- 1919-1933
BRN:
1005288
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