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Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century (American Century)
US $12.75
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“Unmarked text. Black-and-white photographs throughout. 120p. Measures 7x8.5 inches. Examines the ”... Read moreabout condition
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Located in: Berkeley, California, United States
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eBay item number:267353122258
Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780809001330
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0809001330
ISBN-13
9780809001330
eBay Product ID (ePID)
583998
Product Key Features
Book Title
Amusing the Million : Coney Island at the Turn of the Century
Number of Pages
132 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Popular Culture, Special Interest / Amusement & Theme Parks
Publication Year
1978
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"This is what a history of popular culture should be: a delightful account of a fascinating subject and a serious contribution to our understanding of major transition in American culture."--John G. Cawelti, University of Chicago "Because he treats our frivolities seriously, John Kasson has produced an important book which helps us all understand ourselves. His inquiry into the nature and significance of Coney Island as part of the American experience provides a brilliant device for understanding major transformations in American culture at the turn of the century...A delight to read, look at, and ponder...itself a great amusement for the mind."--Warren Susman, Rutgers University "Not only delightful reading but a perceptive look at a familiar American institution..Social-cultural history ought to be done this way more often."--Russel B. Nye, Michigan State University, "This is what a history of popular culture should be: a delightful account of a fascinating subject and a serious contribution to our understanding of major transition in American culture." -- John G. Cawelti, University of Chicago "Because he treats our frivolities seriously, John Kasson has produced an important book which helps us all understand ourselves. His inquiry into the nature and significance of Coney Island as part of the American experience provides a brilliant device for understanding major transformations in American culture at the turn of the century...A delight to read, look at, and ponder...itself a great amusement for the mind." -- Warren Susman, Rutgers University "Not only delightful reading but a perceptive look at a familiar American institution..Social-cultural history ought to be done this way more often." -- Russel B. Nye, Michigan State University, Because he treats our frivolities seriously, John Kasson has produced an important book which helps us all understand ourselves. His inquiry into the nature and significance of Coney Island as part of the American experience provides a brilliant device for understanding major transformations in American culture at the turn of the century...A delight to read, look at, and ponder...itself a great amusement for the mind., This is what a history of popular culture should be: a delightful account of a fascinating subject and a serious contribution to our understanding of major transition in American culture., Not only delightful reading but a perceptive look at a familiar American institution..Social-cultural history ought to be done this way more often.
Dewey Decimal
301.29/747/23
Synopsis
Coney Island: the name still resonates with a sense of racy Brooklyn excitement, the echo of beach-front popular entertainment before World War I. Amusing the Million examines the historical context in which Coney Island made its reputation as an amusement park and shows how America's changing social and economic conditions formed the basis of a new mass culture. Exploring it afresh in this way, John Kasson shows Coney Island no longer as the object of nostalgia but as a harbinger of modernity--and the many photographs, lithographs, engravings, and other reproductions with which he amplifies his text support this lively thesis.
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