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Daily Life in the United States, 1920 1940

Autor David E. Kyvig
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 iun 2004
The twenties and thirties witnessed dramatic changes in American life: increasing urbanization, technological innovation, cultural upheaval, and economic disaster. In this fascinating book, the prize-winning historian David E. Kyvig describes everyday life in these decades, when automobiles and home electricity became commonplace, when radio and the movies became broadly popular.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781566635844
ISBN-10: 1566635845
Pagini: 350
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 142 x 215 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield

Recenzii

Daily Life in the United States, 1920 1940 is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the origins of contemporary America.--William L. O'Neill, Professor of History, Rutgers University; author of "Coming Apart"

Cuprins

Chapter 1: The Circumstances of American Life in 1920 Chapter 2: Automobiles and the Construction of Daily Life Chapter 3: Electricity and the Conditions of Daily Life Chapter 4: Radio and the Connecting of Daily Lives Chapter 5: Cinema and the Extension of Experience Chapter 6: Carrying on Day by Day: Life's Basics Chapter 7: Carrying on Year by Year: Making a Life Chapter 8: Conflict, Crime, and Catastrophe: The Disruptions of Daily Life Chapter 9: Culture for the Masses: The Standardizing of Daily Life Chapter 10: Crisis: The Impact of the Great Depression Chapter 11: Creating the New Deal: A Larger Role for Government in Daily Life Chapter 12: Continuity and Change: American Communities at the End of the 1930s For Further Reading

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