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Becoming Americans in Paris : transatlantic politics and culture between the World Wars
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Americans often look back on Paris between the world wars as a charming escape from the enduring inequalities and reactionary politics of the United States. In this bold and original study, Brooke ...
Americans often look back on Paris between the world wars as a charming escape from the enduring inequalities and reactionary politics of the United States. In this bold and original study, Brooke Blower shows that nothing could be further from the truth. She reveals the breadth of American activities in the capital, the lessons visitors drew from their stay, and the passionate responses they elicited from others. For many sojourners-not just for the most famous expatriate artists and writers- Paris served as an important crossroads, a place where Americans reimagined their position in the wor
Details
- Creator
- Brooke L. Blower
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (369 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1282945076, 9786612945076, 0199781117, 0199927588, 0199737819
- OCLC
- ocn695028655
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Introduction: The Age of World Wars; PART ONE: The Specter of Americanization; CHAPTER ONE: Triumphant Arrivals; CHAPTER TWO: Reluctant Hosts; PART TWO: Parisian Cultural Politics; CHAPTER THREE: The Sacco-Vanzetti Riots; CHAPTER FOUR: Prefect Chiappe's Purging of Paris; PART THREE: American Political Culture; CHAPTER FIVE: Legionnaires on Parade; CHAPTER SIX: The Expatriates Reconsidered; Epilogue: The Beginning of American Innocence; Abbreviations in the Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Subjects
- Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
- Politics and culture -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
- United States -- Relations -- France.
- France -- Relations -- United States.
- United States -- Civilization -- French influences.
- France -- Civilization -- American influences.