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Not like home : American visitors to Britain in the 1950s /
"In the decade of economic expansion following the Second World War, many ordinary Americans travelled abroad for the first time. Those who visited Britain were surprised to find that the people they encountered were not the aristocrats or working-class ciphers they knew from Hollywood movies....
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ;
1. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Americans and Britons
- Archetypes and Representations
- Demographics of American Visitors
- Selling Britain's Heritage and History
- Crossing the Atlantic
- Destinations and Travelling in Britain
- Accommodating American Visitors
- Ecountering the British
- USAF Families
- Encountering the British
- Trip Reporters
- Asymmetry and Ambiguity
- Appendices
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- Appendix 5
- Appendix 6
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index