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The 1910s David Blanke

The 1910s By David Blanke

The 1910s by David Blanke


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This lead title in Greenwood's forthcoming American Popular Culture Through History series shows the many facets of American society merging to form the beginnings of the United States' eclectic 20th century culture.

This debut volume launches a series designed to be advanced yet accessible, informative yet fun.

The 1910s Summary

The 1910s by David Blanke

The decade of the 1910s saw the United States rise above strictly European cultural influences as the mixing of race, ethnicity, class, and gender yielded colorful fusions within American society. Historian David Blanke delves into the cornucopia of activities, trends, and events that shaped and enriched the day-to-day lives of Americans in this decade. Twelve scrupulously researched chapters bring to life all of the important aspects of popular culture in 1910s America: from Birth of a Nation to the Black Sox scandal, the Teddy Bear to Tarzan, breakfast cereal to the first brassiere. This lead title in Greenwood's forthcoming American Popular Culture Through History series shows the many facets of American society merging to form the beginnings of the United States' eclectic 20th century culture.

This debut volume launches a series designed to be advanced yet accessible, informative yet fun. Students researching the history of American art, film, literature, music, and sports will be taken beyond the names and dates in their textbooks and learn about the interests, styles, and tastes of past Americans. Series volumes will also include a timeline of significant cultural events as well as a cost comparison list of commonly used items. This valuable reference resource will introduce students to things, activities, and people that enriched and defined the lives of Americans in the seminal years of 1910 to 1919. These collages of culture will enrich the research of high school or college students and help them see how Americans' lives, aspirations, dreams, even the idea of what it is to be American, have evolved in the past-and will continue to change in the future.

The 1910s Reviews

Anyone interested in early-20th-century social or cultural history or popular culture will find this book a proverbial page-turner....Recommended for all general and academic levels/collections. - Choice
Many works deal with the flavor of the times through pictorial studies. Not this volume. It concentrates on an analysis of various topics and provides advanced essays for the serious researcher. - Gale-Reference for Students

About David Blanke

DAVID BLANKE is currently Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. He is the author of Sowing the American Dream: How Consumer Culture Took Root in the Rural Midwest.

Table of Contents

Introduction Timeline of Popular Culture Everyday America World of Youth Advertising Architecture Fashion Food Games and Toys, Fads and Hobbies, Recreations and Sports Literature Music Performing Arts Travel Visual Arts Cost of Products Further Reading Index

Additional information

NLS9780313361166
9780313361166
0313361169
The 1910s by David Blanke
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2002-04-01
344
N/A
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