LEADER 04300oam 2200697 a 450 001 9910792591503321 005 20231113214516.0 010 $a1-282-58483-9 010 $a9786612584831 010 $a0-226-47380-5 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226473802 035 $a(CKB)2670000000019416 035 $a(EBL)534349 035 $a(OCoLC)630545982 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000430912 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11317339 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430912 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10456433 035 $a(PQKB)11249989 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000121959 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC534349 035 $a(DE-B1597)524774 035 $a(OCoLC)746325406 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226473802 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL534349 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389564 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258483 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000019416 100 $a20040219d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWe'll always have Paris $eAmerican tourists in France since 1930 /$fHarvey Levenstein 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (397 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a0-226-47378-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-361) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Great Depression Follies --$t2. War and Revival --$t3. Loving and Hating --$tAbbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aFor much of the twentieth century, Americans had a love/hate relationship with France. While many admired its beauty, culture, refinement, and famed joie de vivre, others thought of it as a dilapidated country populated by foul-smelling, mean-spirited anti-Americans driven by a keen desire to part tourists from their money. We'll Always Have Paris explores how both images came to flourish in the United States, often in the minds of the same people. Harvey Levenstein takes us back to the 1930's, when, despite the Great Depression, France continued to be the stomping ground of the social elite of the eastern seaboard. After World War II, wealthy and famous Americans returned to the country in droves, helping to revive its old image as a wellspring of sophisticated and sybaritic pleasures. At the same time, though, thanks in large part to Communist and Gaullist campaigns against U.S. power, a growing sensitivity to French anti-Americanism began to color tourists' experiences there, strengthening the negative images of the French that were already embedded in American culture. But as the century drew on, the traditional positive images were revived, as many Americans again developed an appreciation for France's cuisine, art, and urban and rustic charms. Levenstein, in his colorful, anecdotal style, digs into personal correspondence, journalism, and popular culture to shape a story of one nation's relationship to another, giving vivid play to Americans' changing response to such things as France's reputation for sexual freedom, haute cuisine, high fashion, and racial tolerance. He puts this tumultuous coupling of France and the United States in historical perspective, arguing that while some in Congress say we may no longer have french fries, others, like Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, know they will always have Paris, and France, to enjoy and remember. 606 $aAmericans$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTourism$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNational characteristics, French 606 $aNational characteristics, American 607 $aFrance$xForeign public opinion, American 607 $aUnited States$xForeign public opinion, French 607 $aFrance$xSocial life and customs$y20th century 615 0$aAmericans$xHistory 615 0$aTourism$xHistory 615 0$aNational characteristics, French. 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 676 $a914.404/81/08913 700 $aLevenstein$b Harvey A.$f1938-$0248378 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792591503321 996 $aWe'll always have Paris$93726729 997 $aUNINA