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Autore |
Dorst John Darwin |
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Titolo |
The written suburb [[electronic resource] ] : an American site, an ethnographic dilemma / / John D. Dorst |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1989 |
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0-8122-0844-7 |
1-283-89931-0 |
0-585-19976-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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University of Pennsylvania Press contemporary ethnography series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Suburban life - Pennsylvania - Chadds Ford |
Suburban life - United States |
Postmodernism - Pennsylvania - Chadds Ford |
Postmodernism - United States |
Tourism - Pennsylvania - Chadds Ford |
Tourism - United States |
Ethnology - Pennsylvania - Chadds Ford |
Ethnology - United States |
Chadds Ford (Pa.) Social life and customs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Fourth paperback printing 1995. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Postmodernity as an Ethnographic Dilemma -- 1. Chadds Ford Souvenirs -- 2. Some History -- 3. Chadds Ford as a Site of Postmodernity: Veneers, Vignettes, and the Myth of Tradition -- 4. Chadds Ford Days: Living History and the Closed Space of Postmodern Consumption -- 5. An Allegory of Museums: A Comparative Reading of Two Gallery Displays -- Conclusion: Self-Estrangements -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Chadds Ford, an upscale suburb in southeastern Pennsylvania, devotes a lot of energy to creating a historical identity. Numerous institutions participate in this task, including museums, a land conservancy dedicated to the preservation of its historical landscape, and the |
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