An entertaining and revealing history that charts the hopes, dreams, fears, and frustrations of Americans as they pursued the good life in an age of affluence. The years immediately following the Second World War witnessed a dramatic transformation of America's working-class suburbs, driven by an unprecedented post-war prosperity and a burgeoning consumer culture. Chrome and neon were the new currency in this newly vital consumer culture, and no post-war consumer products trafficked more heavily in this currency than diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks. Through these three distinctively American institutions, Andrew Hurley examines the struggle of Americans with modest means to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war. He tells this story of the humble origins, explosive growth, and gradual, sad decline of the diner, bowling alley, and trailer park in expert fashion. This is cultural and social history that knows how to entertain.
發表於2024-12-02
Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
圖書標籤: 美國 社會學 流行文化
society and history repeat itself over and over again.
評分society and history repeat itself over and over again.
評分society and history repeat itself over and over again.
評分society and history repeat itself over and over again.
評分society and history repeat itself over and over again.
Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載