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
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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
Imprint | Edinburgh University Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Twentieth-century American Culture |
Release date | October 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | November 2008 |
Authors | David Eldridge |
Editors | Martin Halliwell |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7486-2259-7 |
Barcode | 9780748622597 |
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LSN | 0-7486-2259-4 |