Hip to the trip : a cultural history of Route 66 /

"Before and since its official closure in 1985, historic U.S. 66, popularly know as Route 66, has generated nostalgia for the people and places of the Southwest. Owing its name recognition to everything from the Okies' desperate migrations in search of work to a popular pop song, the famou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dedek, Peter B., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007.
Temas:
Express highways > Social aspects > United States.
Cultural landscapes > United States.
Autoroutes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Paysages culturels > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
Cultural landscapes.
Express highways > Social aspects.
United States Highway 66 > History.
United States Highway 66 > Histoire.
United States.
United States > United States Highway 66.
Highway 66
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : why Route 66?
  • "Wild" lands and "tamed" Indians : cultural stereotypes and Route 66
  • The rise of a celebrity : a short history of Route 66
  • The fall and rise of Route 66
  • Postmodern nostalgia : Route 66 has run out of kicks
  • Saving the mythic ruins.

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