The written suburb : an American site, an ethnographic dilemma /

The written suburb : an American site, an ethnographic dilemma /

Chadds Ford, an upscale suburb in southeastern Pennsylvania, devotes a lot of energy to creating a historical identity. Numerous institutions participate in this task, including museums, a land conservancy dedicated to the preservation of its historical landscape, and the Historical Society, which i...

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Dorst, John Darwin.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:This edition in English.
Imprint: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1989.
Series:Contemporary ethnography series.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Ethnology > United States > Case studies.
Postmodernism > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Postmodernism > United States > Case studies.
Suburban life > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Suburban life > United States > Case studies.
Tourism > Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford.
Tourism > United States > Case studies.
Ethnology
Manners and customs
Musées > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie.
Postmodernism
Postmodernisme > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie > Cas, études de.
Suburban life
Tourism
Tourisme > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie > Cas, études de.
Vie urbaine > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie > Cas, études de.
Chadds Ford (Pa.) > Social life and customs.
Chadds Ford (Etats-Unis, Pa.) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Pennsylvania > Chadds Ford
Pennsylvanie (États-Unis) > Moeurs et coutumes.
United States
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Chadds Ford souvenirs
  • Some history
  • Chadds Ford as a site of postmodernity: Veneers, vignettes, and the myth of tradition
  • Chadds Ford days: Living history and the closed space of postmodern consumption
  • An allegory of museums: A comparative reading of two gallery displays.

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