Dancing in the dark : a cultural history of the Great Depression
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Dickstein, Morris.
Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2009].
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 598 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2009].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-564) and index.
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Dancing in the Dark shows how our worst economic crisis, as it eroded American individualism and punctured the American dream, produced in the 1930s some of the greatest writing, photography, and mass entertainment ever seen in this country.

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Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945.