| Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture Contributor(s): Hurley, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465031870 ISBN-13: 9780465031870 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: The years immediately following the Second World War witnessed a dramatic transformation of America's working-class suburbs, driven by an unprecedented post-war prosperity and a burgeoning consumer culture. Chrome and neon were the new currency in this newly vital consumer culture, and no post-war consumer products trafficked more heavily in this currency than diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks. Through these three distinctively American institutions, Andrew Hurley examines the struggle of Americans with modest means to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war. He tells this story of the humble origins, explosive growth, and gradual, sad decline of the diner, bowling alley, and trailer park in expert fashion. This is cultural and social history that knows how to entertain. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 306.309 |
| LCCN: 2010283298 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5" W x 8.06" (1.02 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The years immediately following the Second World War witnessed a dramatic transformation of America's working-class suburbs, driven by an unprecedented post-war prosperity and a burgeoning consumer culture. Chrome and neon were the new currency in this newly vital consumer culture, and no post-war consumer products trafficked more heavily in this currency than diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks. Through these three distinctively American institutions, Andrew Hurley examines the struggle of Americans with modest means to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war. He tells the story of the humble origins, explosive growth, and gradual, sad decline of the diner, bowling alley, and trailer park in expert fashion. This is cultural and social history that knows how to entertain. |