American culture in the 1930s
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American culture in the 1930s
(Twentieth-century American culture)
Edinburgh University Press, c2008
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- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-248) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides an insightful overview of the major cultural forms of 1930s America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and a chapter on the role of the federal government in the development of the arts. The intellectual context of 1930s American culture is a strong feature, whilst case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade -- from War of the Worlds to The Grapes of Wrath and from Edward Hopper to the Rockefeller Centre -- help to explain the cultural impulses of radicalism, nationalism and escapism that characterize the United States in the 1930s. Key Features: * 3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists * Chronology of 1930s American Culture * Bibliographies for each chapter * 22 black and white illustrations
Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Case Studies
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology of 1930s American Culture
- Introduction: The Intellectual Context
- 1. Literature and Drama
- 2. Film and Photography
- 3. Music and Radio
- 4. Art and Design
- 5. New Deal Culture
- Conclusion: The Cultural Legacy of the 1930s
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
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