1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990008700850403321

Autore

Istat

Titolo

Provincia di Catanzaro / Istituto centrale di statistica

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma : Istat, 1963

Descrizione fisica

95 p. ; 31 cm

Locazione

ILFGE

DINST

Collocazione

Istat Cens.I. 1961 2(79)

ISTAT 833

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960843503321

Autore

Shrock Joel

Titolo

The Gilded Age / / Joel Shrock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2004

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400657146

9786612417986

9781282417984

1282417983

9780313062216

0313062218

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Collana

American popular culture through history

Disciplina

306/.0973/09034

Soggetti

Popular culture - United States - History - 19th century

United States Civilization 1865-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-304) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Timeline of Popular Culture, 1875-1900; 1 Everyday America; 2 World of Youth; 3 Advertising; 4 Architecture; 5 Fashion; 6 Food; 7 Leisure Activities; 8 Literature; 9 Music; 10 Performing Arts; 11 Travel; 12 Visual Arts; Cost of Products, 1890-1899; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Gilded Age-the time between Reconstruction and the Spanish-American War-marked the beginnings of modern America. The advertising industry became an important part of selling the American Dream. Americans dined out more than ever before, and began to take leisure activities more seriously. Women's fashion gradually grew less restrictive, and architecture experienced an American Renaissance. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle how American culture changed and grew near the end of the 20th century. Included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, a cost comparison, and a suggested reading lis