Diners, bowling alleys and trailer parks: chasing the American dream in the postwar consumer culture

The author explores the 1940s and '50s transformation of diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks which "became physical manifestations of a newly urgent desire on the part of blue collar families to both enter the middle class and celebrate their arrival."--Jacket.

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Main Author: Hurley, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Basic Books 2001
Edition:1. ed.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The author explores the 1940s and '50s transformation of diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks which "became physical manifestations of a newly urgent desire on the part of blue collar families to both enter the middle class and celebrate their arrival."--Jacket.
Physical Description:XIX, 409 S. Ill.
ISBN:0465031862

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