The Gilded Age [[electronic resource] /] / Joel Shrock

• Autore: Shrock Joel
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Disciplina: 306/.0973/09034
• Soggetto topico: Popular culture - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Civilization 1865-1918
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Gilded Age
• ISBN: 1-282-41798-3; 9786612417986; 0-313-06221-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456929503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American popular culture through history.