The Nicest Kids in Town : American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950's Philadelphia / / Matthew F. Delmont
| The Nicest Kids in Town : American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950's Philadelphia / / Matthew F. Delmont |
| Autore | Delmont Matthew F. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 323.1196073074811 |
| Collana | American Crossroads |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Segregation - History - 20th century - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania Civil rights movements - History - 20th century - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Minorities on television |
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1950s america
1950s us history 20th century america 20th century entertainment african american history american bandstand era american civil rights movement american segregation american studies black history brown vs board of education color discrimination entertainment and african americans entertainment industry hairspray musical history of race and ethnicity history of television minority studies philadelphia civil rights segregation and entertainment segregation and television |
| ISBN |
1-280-11150-X
9786613520692 0-520-95160-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Making Philadelphia Safe for "WFIL-adelphia" -- 2. They Shall Be Heard -- 3. The de Facto Dilemma -- 4. From Little Rock to Philadelphia -- 5. The Rise of Rock and Roll in Philadelphia -- 6. "They'll Be Rockin' on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A." -- 7. Remembering American Bandstand, Forgetting Segregation -- 8. Still Boppin' on Bandstand -- Conclusion: Everybody Knows about American Bandstand -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779094603321 |
Delmont Matthew F.
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Siegfried Kracauer's American Writings : Essays on Film and Popular Culture / / Siegfried Kracauer; Johannes von Moltke, Kristy Rawson
| Siegfried Kracauer's American Writings : Essays on Film and Popular Culture / / Siegfried Kracauer; Johannes von Moltke, Kristy Rawson |
| Autore | Kracauer Siegfried |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43 |
| Collana | Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism |
| Soggetto topico |
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966. Theorie des Films Motion pictures Motion pictures -- History |
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1950s america
20th century american and european cinema biographical novels book club reads books for movie lovers cinema trends differences in american and european film discussion books easy to read film and cinema film critic books film history film theory gifts for friends history of cinema history how to be a movie critic learning while reading leisure reads page turner performing arts political trends in film postwar history siegfried kracauer speakeasy vacation reads walter benjamin |
| ISBN |
1-280-49209-0
9786613587329 0-520-95200-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface: Notes on This Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Affinities -- part I. A Cultural Critic in New York -- part II. Film Reviews -- part III. Book Reviews -- part IV. Toward a Theory of Film -- Afterword: Kracauer, the Magical Nominalist -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789923203321 |
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2012] | ||
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