Street Scenes : Staging the Self in Immigrant New York, 1880-1924 /

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The turn of the twentieth century in New York City was characterized by radical transformation as the advent of consumer capitalism confronted established social hierarchies, culture, and conceptions of selfhood. The popular stage existed in a symbiotic relationship with the city and uniquely captur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Romeyn, Esther
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Self.
Performing arts > Social aspects.
Minorities > Social conditions.
Minorities > Intellectual life.
Intellectual life.
Immigrants > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Intellectual life.
Ethnicity.
Ethnic relations.
City and town life.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Vie urbaine > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Ethnicite > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Moi (Psychologie) > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Arts du spectacle > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Minorites > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales.
City and town life > New York (State) > New York > History.
Ethnicity > New York (State) > New York > History.
Self > New York (State) > New York > History.
Performing arts > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York > History.
Immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Intellectual life.
Immigrants > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Minorities > New York (State) > New York > Intellectual life.
Minorities > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Intellectual life.
New York (N.Y.) > Ethnic relations.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The turn of the twentieth century in New York City was characterized by radical transformation as the advent of consumer capitalism confronted established social hierarchies, culture, and conceptions of selfhood. The popular stage existed in a symbiotic relationship with the city and uniquely captured the contested terms of immigrant identity of the time. Street Scenes focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theater and blackface comedy, Esther Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and ma.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816666263

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