Contested Waters : a Social History of Swimming Pools in America /

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From 19th-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the U.S., Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure reso...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wiltse, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2007].
Subjects:
Swimming pools > Social aspects > United States.
Swimming pools > United States > History.
Piscines > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Piscines > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Swimming pools
United States
Electronic books.
History
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