LEADER 03666nam 2200841 a 450 001 9910454943503321 005 20211015011632.0 010 $a0-8122-0844-7 010 $a1-283-89931-0 010 $a0-585-19976-0 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812208443 035 $a(CKB)111004368588882 035 $a(OCoLC)596520612 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642136 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000275468 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11212118 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275468 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10222556 035 $a(PQKB)11283350 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441801 035 $a(OCoLC)44962490 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24388 035 $a(DE-B1597)449415 035 $a(OCoLC)979724431 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812208443 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441801 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642136 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421181 035 $a(OCoLC)929157316 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368588882 100 $a19881228d1989 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe written suburb$b[electronic resource] $ean American site, an ethnographic dilemma /$fJohn D. Dorst 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc1989 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 225 1 $aUniversity of Pennsylvania Press contemporary ethnography series 300 $aFourth paperback printing 1995. 311 0 $a0-8122-1282-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: Postmodernity as an Ethnographic Dilemma --$t1. Chadds Ford Souvenirs --$t2. Some History --$t3. Chadds Ford as a Site of Postmodernity: Veneers, Vignettes, and the Myth of Tradition --$t4. Chadds Ford Days: Living History and the Closed Space of Postmodern Consumption --$t5. An Allegory of Museums: A Comparative Reading of Two Gallery Displays --$tConclusion: Self-Estrangements --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aChadds Ford, an upscale suburb in southeastern Pennsylvania, devotes a lot of energy to creating a historical identity. Numerous institutions participate in this task, including museums, a land conservancy dedicated to the preservation of its historical landscape, and the Historical Society, which is responsible for an annual community celebration. Larger institutions related to regional tourism and suburban development generate a steady flow of texts about Chadds Ford in the form of glossy travel magazines, pamphlets, brochures, and gallery displays. 410 0$aContemporary ethnography series. 606 $aSuburban life$zPennsylvania$zChadds Ford 606 $aSuburban life$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aPostmodernism$zPennsylvania$zChadds Ford 606 $aPostmodernism$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aTourism$zPennsylvania$zChadds Ford 606 $aTourism$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aEthnology$zPennsylvania$zChadds Ford 606 $aEthnology$zUnited States$vCase studies 607 $aChadds Ford (Pa.)$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSuburban life 615 0$aSuburban life 615 0$aPostmodernism 615 0$aPostmodernism 615 0$aTourism 615 0$aTourism 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aEthnology 676 $a974.8/14 700 $aDorst$b John Darwin$01030704 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454943503321 996 $aThe written suburb$92447734 997 $aUNINA