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portada Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2002
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.5 x 12.7 x 2.7 cm
Weight
0.44
ISBN13
9780465031870

Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture

Andrew Hurley (Author) · Basic Books · Paperback

Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture - Hurley Andrew

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Synopsis "Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture"

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.

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