Dancing in the English style
Consumption, Americanisation and national identity in Britain, 1918–50
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, British
| Author: | Allison Abra | ISBN: | 9781526105950 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press | Publication: | April 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Allison Abra |
| ISBN: | 9781526105950 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Publication: | April 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press |
| Language: | English |
This book illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain. It focuses in particular on the relationship between dancing and national identity construction, in a period when Britain participated in increasingly global markets of popular cultural production, consumption, and exchange.
This book illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain. It focuses in particular on the relationship between dancing and national identity construction, in a period when Britain participated in increasingly global markets of popular cultural production, consumption, and exchange.
