Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks

Chasing The American Dream In The Postwar Consumer Culture

By: Andrew Hurley

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Paperback | 7 February 2002 | Edition Number 1

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The years immediately following the Second World War witnessed a dramatic transformation of America''s working-class suburbs, driven by an unprecedented post-war prosperity and a burgeoning consumer culture. Chrome and neon were the new currency in this newly vital consumer culture, and no post-war consumer products trafficked more heavily in this currency than diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks. Through these three distinctively American institutions, Andrew Hurley examines the struggle of Americans with modest means to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war. He tells the story of the humble origins, explosive growth, and gradual, sad decline of the diner, bowling alley, and trailer park in expert fashion. This is cultural and social history that knows how to entertain.

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Non-Fiction Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Society & Culture Social Groups Social Classes History Regional & National History History of the Americas Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000

Post War 20th Century History after 1945 Cultural Studies Popular Culture Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Urban Communities Sociology

List of Illustrations and Credits	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction: Remaking the American Dream	p. 1
Diners	p. 21
Bowling Alleys	p. 107
Trailer Parks	p. 195
Conclusion: Giving Chase	p. 273
Epilogue	p. 327
Notes	p. 337
Index	p. 391
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