Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements - Softcover

Nasaw, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465026540 ISBN 13: 9780465026548

Publisher: Basic Books, 1995

Synopsis

Chronicles public amusement from when it was strictly for the wealthy, to the rise of vaudeville halls, phonograph parlors, and penny arcades--which brought the privilege to the working class--to the present, discussing barriers of class, ethnicity, and race

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Review

movies to pre-World War I dance crazes; and he raises fundamental questions about the web of connections joining commercial play, public space and cultural cohesion.

David Nasaw s fine history of public amusements in urban America is such a welcome contribution to contemporary cultural debate Nasaw unearths fascinating details about everything from the early history of the movies to pre World War I dance crazes; and he raises fundamental questions about the web of connections joining commercial play, public space and cultural cohesion.--Jackson Lears "New York Times Book Review ""

No other book brings together so much material about so many different urban entertainment forms--and connects their history with a few simple and powerful overarching themes.--Warren Goldstein "The Nation "

David Nasaw's fine history of public amusements in urban America is such a welcome contribution to contemporary cultural debate... Nasaw unearths fascinating details about everything from the early history of the movies to pre-World War I dance crazes; and he raises fundamental questions about the web of connections joining commercial play, public space and cultural cohesion.--Jackson Lears "New York Times Book Review "

About the Author

David Nasaw is a Professor of History and American Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and the College of Staten Island.

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465026540
• ISBN 13: 9780465026548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320