American fun four centuries of joyous revolt
Analyzes the American traditions of cutting loose and engaging in mischief to take breaks from work and sobriety, describing the activities of earlier centuries while sharing stories about the entertainments of the modern world.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The Forefather of American Fun
- 2.Jack Tar, Unbound
- 3.Technologies of Fun
- 4.A California Education
- 5.Selling It Back to the People
- 6.Barnumizing America
- 7.Merry Mount Goes Mainstream
- 8."Joyous Revolt": The "New Negro" and the "New Woman"
- 9.Zoot Suit Riots
- 10.A California Education, Redux
- 11.Revolution for the Hell of It
- 12.Mustangers Have More Fun
- 13.Doing It Yourself, Getting the Joke.
