Steppin' Out: New York Nightlife and the Transformation of American Culture
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Book Overview
The evolution of New York nightlife from the Gay Nineties through the Jazz Age was, as Lewis A. Erenberg shows, both symbol and catalyst of America's transition out of the Victorian period. Cabaret culture led the way to new styles of behavior and consumption, dissolving conventional barriers between classes, races, the sexes--even between life and art. A fabulous era of chorus girls, jazz players, lobster palaces, and hip flasks--the age of Sophie Tucker, Irene and Vernon Castle, and Gilda Gray--tangos through the pages of this ground-breaking, as well as entertaining, cultural history.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226215156
ISBN13:9780226215150
Release Date:November 1984
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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wonderful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
there simply isn't a better resource on the topic of nightclubs and other popular entertainment in NYC during this time. i highly recommend it.
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