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UNINA9910461707303321 |
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Autore |
Forbes Bruce David |
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America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes |
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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1-78539-874-1 |
0-520-96044-0 |
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[[Enhanced Credo edition]] |
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Holidays - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving -- Afterword -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS -- INDEX |
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America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays-Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving-came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals often-surprising answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? Appealing and insightful, America's Favorite Holidays satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix. |
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UNICAMPANIAVAN00084679 |
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Codice civile : Costituzione della Repubblica italiana, trattato istitutivo della Comunità europea, appendice di leggi usuali, indici sommario, cronologico e analitico alfabetico / a cura di Santo Ferrari, Roberto e Giorgio Ferrari |
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88-203-2229-3 |
978-88-203-2229-8 |
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1 v. (varie sequenze) ; 17 cm |
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