The written suburb : an American site, an ethnographic dilemma / / John D. Dorst
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| Autore: |
Dorst John Darwin
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| Titolo: |
The written suburb : an American site, an ethnographic dilemma / / John D. Dorst
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1989 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 974.8/14 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Chadds Ford (Pa.) Social life and customs |
| Note generali: | Fourth paperback printing 1995. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The written suburb |
| ISBN: | 0-8122-0844-7 |
| 1-283-89931-0 | |
| 0-585-19976-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814620703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Contemporary ethnography series.