The Written Suburb : An American Site, An Ethnographic Dilemma /

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Chadds Ford, an upscale suburb in southeastern Pennsylvania, devotes a lot of energy to creating a historical identity. Numerous institutions participate in this task, including museums, a land conservancy dedicated to the preservation of its historical landscape, and the Historical Society, which i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dorst, John Darwin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vie urbaine > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie > Cas, etudes de.
Tourisme > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie > Cas, etudes de.
Musees > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie.
Postmodernisme > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie > Cas, etudes de.
Tourism.
Suburban life.
Postmodernism.
Manners and customs.
Ethnology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Ethnologie > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Ethnologie > Pennsylvanie > Chadds Ford.
Postmodernisme > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Postmodernisme > Pennsylvanie > Chadds Ford.
Vie de la banlieue > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Vie de la banlieue > Pennsylvanie > Chadds Ford.
Ethnology > United States > Case studies.
Ethnology > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Tourism > United States > Case studies.
Tourism > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Postmodernism > United States > Case studies.
Postmodernism > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Suburban life > United States > Case studies.
Suburban life > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Pennsylvanie (États-Unis) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Chadds Ford (Etats-Unis, Pa.) > Moeurs et coutumes.
United States.
Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Chadds Ford (Pa.) > Social life and customs.
Case studies.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chadds Ford souvenirs
  • Some history
  • Chadds Ford as a site of postmodernity: Veneers, vignettes, and the myth of tradition
  • Chadds Ford days: Living history and the closed space of postmodern consumption
  • An allegory of museums: A comparative reading of two gallery displays.

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