Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America - Brossura

Wiltse, Jeff

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ISBN 10: 0807871273 ISBN 13: 9780807871270

Casa editrice: The University of North Carolina Press, 2010

Riassunto

From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Jeff Wiltse is associate professor of history at the University of Montana.

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From 19th-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the U.S., Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: The University of North Carolina Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0807871273
• ISBN 13: 9780807871270
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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