American culture in the 1920s

• Main Author: Currell, Susan.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2009.
• Series: Twentieth-century American culture.
• Subjects: HISTORY.; United States > Civilization > 1918-1945.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

The 1920s saw the United States rise to its current status as the leading world superpower, matched by an emerging cultural dominance that characterized the second half of the twentieth century. This book provides an stimulating account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the decade tha...

Table of Contents:

• Cover
• Series List
• Copyright
• Contents
• Figures
• Case Studies
• Acknowledgements
• Chronology of 1920s American Culture
• Introduction The Intellectual Context
• Chapter 1 Fiction, Poetry and Drama
• Chapter 2 Music and Performance
• Chapter 3 Film and Radio
• Chapter 4 Visual Art and Design
• Chapter 5 Consumption and Leisure
• Conclusion The Cultural Legacy of the 1920s
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.