Cheap Amusements
Kathy. Peiss
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Philadelphia : : Temple University Press, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (257 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Homosocial World of Working-Class Amusements; 2. Leisure and Labor; 3. Putting on Style; 4. Dance Madness; 5. The Coney Island Excursion; 6. Cheap Theater and the Nickel Dumps; 7. Reforming Working Women's Recreation; Conclusion; Notes; Index. - What did young, independent women do for fun and how did they pay their way into New York City's turn-of-the-century pleasure places? Cheap Amusements is a fascinating discussion of young working women whose meager wages often fell short of bare subsistence and rarely allowed for entertainment expenses.Kathy Peiss follows working women into saloons, dance halls, Coney Island amusement parks, social clubs, and nickelodeons to explore the culture of these young women between 1880 and 1920 as expressed in leisure activities. By examining the rituals and styles they adopted and
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| Emner | Amusements - History - New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) - Social life and customs Women - History - New York (N.Y.) Amusements -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Vis mer... New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Women -- New York (State) -- New York. Arbeiderklasse Fritid History & Archaeology Kvinner Regions & Countries - Americas United States Local History amerika kulturhistorie arbeiderklasse kvinner forlystelser |
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| Dewey | 974.7/1041 . - 974.71
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| ISBN | 0877223890
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