Dancing in the dark: a cultural history of the Great Depression
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Published:
New York : W.W. Norton, [2009].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xxiii, 598 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780393338768 (pbk.), 9780393072259, 0393072258
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [533]-564) and index.
Description
A cultural history of the 1930s explores the anxiety, despair, and optimism of the period while evaluating such factors as the Dust Bowl migrations, "screwball comedy," and swing band music to evaluate how period culture provided a dynamic lift to the country's morale.
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Dancing in the Dark shows how our worst economic crisis, as it eroded American individualism and punctured the American dream, produced in the 1930s some of the greatest writing, photography, and mass entertainment ever seen in this country.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Dickstein, M. (2009). Dancing in the dark: a cultural history of the Great Depression. First edition. New York, W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dickstein, Morris. 2009. Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression. New York, W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dickstein, Morris, Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression. New York, W.W. Norton, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dickstein, Morris. Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression. First edition. New York, W.W. Norton, 2009.
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