The roadhouse comes to Britain : drinking, driving and dancing, 1925-1955 /

"This is the first book to examine the cultural phenomenon of the roadhouse in mid 20th-century Britain and its impact on British leisure. The term 'roadhouse' was used in varied ways in the 1930s, from small roadside tearooms to enormous establishments on the outskirts of major citie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gutzke, David W., 1949- (Autor), Law, Michael John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Temas:
1900-1999
Roadhouses > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Leisure > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Automobile travel > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Dance > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Relais (Tourisme) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Loisir > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Voyages en automobile > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Consommation d'alcool > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Danse > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
Social & cultural history.
British & Irish history.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
HISTORY > Social History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Small Business.
Automobile travel > Social aspects.
Civilization > American influences.
Dance > Social aspects.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Social aspects.
Leisure.
Manners and customs.
Roadhouses.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Great Britain > Civilization > American influences.
Grande-Bretagne > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gaudy Shacks and Palaces
  • Transatlantic Transgressions
  • Driving to the Roadhouse
  • Negotiating Class
  • Americanization and Modernity
  • The Roadhouse in the Public Imagination
  • Death of the Roadhouse?
  • Appendix: Catalogue of Interwar British Roadhouses.

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