The 1920s
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American Culture In The 1920s
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Author : Susan Currell
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-21
American Culture In The 1920s written by Susan Currell and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-21 with Social Science categories.
Introduces the major cultural and intellectual trends of the decade by introducing and assessing the development of the primary cultural forms: namely, Fiction, Poetry and Drama, Music and Performance, Film and Radio, and Visual Art and Design. A fifth chapter focuses on the unprecedented rise in the 1920s of Leisure and Consumption.
The French Riviera In The 1920 S
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Author : Xavier Girard
language : en
Publisher: Editions Assouline
Release Date : 2014-07-16
The French Riviera In The 1920 S written by Xavier Girard and has been published by Editions Assouline this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-16 with Art categories.
The French Riviera of the 1920s and early '30s was a haven for artists and writers from the far reaches of the world. This book revitalizes the now-legendary tale of personalities such as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Picasso, Picabia, Cocteau, and Gerald and Sara Murphy as they are caught between a desire for creation, the quest for happiness, and the looming darkness of World War II. Extraordinary images taken from personal archives reanimate the lifestyles and artwork of some of the most influential artists of the twentiety century.
New World Coming
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Author : Nathan Miller
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-05-11
New World Coming written by Nathan Miller and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with History categories.
"To an astonishing extent, the 1920s resemble our own era, at the turn of the twenty-first century; in many ways that decade was a precursor of modern excesses....Much of what we consider contemporary actually began in the Twenties." -- from the Introduction The images of the 1920s have been indelibly imprinted on the American imagination: jazz, bootleggers, flappers, talkies, the Model T Ford, Babe Ruth, Charles Lindbergh's history-making flight over the Atlantic. But it was also the era of the hard-won vote for women, racial injustice, censorship, widespread social conflict, and the birth of organized crime. Bookended by the easy living of the Jazz Age, when the booze and money flowed seemingly without end, and the crash of '29 that led to breadlines and a level of human suffering not seen since World War I, New World Coming is a lively, entertaining, and all-encompassing chronological account of an age that defined America. Chronicling what he views as the most consequential decade of the past century, Nathan Miller -- an award-winning journalist and five-time Pulitzer nominee -- paints a vivid portrait of the 1920s, focusing on the men and women who shaped that extraordinary time, including, ironically, three of America's most conservative presidents: Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. In the Twenties, the American people soared higher and fell lower than they ever had before. As unprecedented economic prosperity and sweeping social change dazzled the public, the sensibilities and restrictions of the nineteenth century vanished, and many of the institutions, ideas, and preoccupations of our own age emerged. With scandal, sex, and crime the lifeblood of the tabloids, the contemporary culture of celebrity and sensationalism took root and journalism became popular entertainment. By discarding Victorian idealism and embracing twentieth-century skepticism, America became, for the first time, thoroughly modernized. There is hardly a dimension of our present world, from government to popular culture, that doesn't trace its roots to the 1920s, and few decades are more intriguing or significant today. The first comprehensive view of the era since Only Yesterday, Frederick Lewis Allen's 1931 classic, New World Coming reveals this remarkable age from the vantage point of nearly a century later. It's all here -- the images and the icons, the celebrities and the legends -- in a book that will resonate with history readers, 1920s aficionados, and Americans everywhere.
The 1920s
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Author : Kathleen Drowne
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2004-03-30
The 1920s written by Kathleen Drowne and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-30 with History categories.
The American 1920s had many names: the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, the Dry Decade, and the Flapper generation. Whatever the moniker, these years saw the birth of modern America. This volume shows the many colorful ways the decade altered America, its people, and its future. American Popular Culture Through History volumes include a timeline, cost comparisons, chapter bibliographies, and a subject index. Writers as diverse as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and Damon Runyon presented distinct literary visions of the world. Jazz, blues, and country music erupted onto the airwaves. The exploits of Babe Ruth and Murderers' Row helped save baseball from its scandals, while such players as Red Grange and Notre Dame's Four Horsemen brought football to national prominence. Yo-yos, crossword puzzles, and erector sets appeared, along with fads like dance marathons and flagpole sitting. Rudolph Valentino, talkies, and Clara Bow's It girl appeared on the silver screen. Prohibition indirectly led to bootlegging and speakeasies, while the growing rebelliousness of teenagers highlighted an increasing generation gap.
The 1920s
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Author : Stephen Feinstein
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2015-07-15
The 1920s written by Stephen Feinstein and has been published by Enslow Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Suffragettes won women the right to vote in the United States. Babe Ruth was the biggest name in sports. The "Lost Generation" created music and literature that would speak to everyone. Prohibition created gangsters and mob bosses. And silent films gave way to talking ones. The 1920s was a decade full of idealization, prosperity, and creativity, leading a generation of Americans out of war and into a golden age.
American Cinema Of The 1920s
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Author : Lucy Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2009
American Cinema Of The 1920s written by Lucy Fischer and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Performing Arts categories.
In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920s examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era that witnessed the birth of the star system that supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino, while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies.
The New Era
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Author : Paul V. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2011-12-22
The New Era written by Paul V. Murphy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-22 with History categories.
In the 1920s, Americans talked of their times as “modern,” which is to say, fundamentally different, in pace and texture, from what went before—a new era. With the end of World War I, an array of dizzying inventions and trends pushed American society from the Victorian era into modernity. The New Era provides a history of American thought and culture in the 1920s through the eyes of American intellectuals determined to move beyond an older role as gatekeepers of cultural respectability and become tribunes of openness, experimentation, and tolerance instead. Recognizing the gap between themselves and the mainstream public, younger critics alternated between expressions of disgust at American conformity and optimistic pronouncements of cultural reconstruction. The book tracks the emergence of a new generation of intellectuals who made culture the essential terrain of social and political action and who framed a new set of arguments and debates—over women’s roles, sex, mass culture, the national character, ethnic identity, race, democracy, religion, and values—that would define American public life for fifty years.
Roaring Twenties
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Author : Jake Henderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-06-19
Roaring Twenties written by Jake Henderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-19 with categories.
History Brief: Roaring Twenties Reading Through History is proud to present this volume of History Brief which will help you gain a quick understanding of the history of the 1920s in America! Perhaps you need a quick brush up on Prohibition for a US history class? Maybe you have recently found yourself interested in flappers, or the Harlem Renaissance? Are you taking a course in 20th Century American History? Perhaps you are preparing to teach a US History course? History Brief: Roaring Twenties has everything you need to know! In this quick read you will gain a solid understanding of the following: The Prohibition Era Isolationism Tea Pot Dome and other political scandals Flappers and the Changing American Culture The Harlem Renaissance and much, much more! If you are in need of a solid introduction to the subject matter or are merely seeking to brush up on historic events, History Brief: Roaring Twenties is bound to fulfill your needs. Everything you need to know is one click away! Grab Your Copy Today!
Paris In The 1920s
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Author : Xavier Girard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Paris In The 1920s written by Xavier Girard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Art, Modern categories.
"From humble origins, Kiki de Montparnasse became the muse of Man Ray, Kisling, Foujita, Calder, and other important artists living in Paris in the Roaring Twenties. Many revolutionary writers, artists, and personalities flourished on the bohemian Left Bank, each one inventing their own iconic style, and Kiki, the Queen of Montparnasse, was the thread connecting them. Not only an artist's model, Kiki was also a cabaret performer, actress, and an artist in her own right with two successful exhibitions. Every image tells a fascinating story in this lavishly illustrated, oversize luxury slipcase volume, revealing the artistic, social, and historical events that created and surrounded the incredible artistic flowering of the now mythical Montparnasse neighborhood"--Publisher's web site.
Fashion In The 1940s
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Author : Jayne Shrimpton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-10
Fashion In The 1940s written by Jayne Shrimpton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-10 with History categories.
This book reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing. Many home dressmakers copied the high-end looks, and women involved in war work created a whole new aesthetic of less formal street wear. Fashion in the 1940s also shows how the Second World War shifted the centre of the international couture scene away from Paris, allowing British designers to influence Home Front style. Afterwards Paris fashion was re-born with Dior's extravagant New Look, while casual American trends were widely adopted by young British women and men.