| Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Contributor(s): Wiltse, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807871273 ISBN-13: 9780807871270 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Swimming & Diving - History | Social History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 306.481 |
| LCCN: 2006031021 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wiltse, Jeff: - Jeff Wiltse is associate professor of history at the University of Montana. |