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Becoming Americans in Paris
Brooke L. Blower
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Description for Becoming Americans in Paris
Paperback. Overturning the old American cliches about "Gay Paree" or the "City of Lights," Becoming Americans in Paris offers a darker and more nuanced portrait of how Americans helped to shape the cultural politics of Paris between the wars, and, at the same time, how Paris helped to shape modern American political culture. Num Pages: 370 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
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 world and grappled with what it ... Read more
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 world and grappled with what it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199927586
SKU
V9780199927586
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About Brooke L. Blower
Brooke L. Blower is Assistant Professor of History, Boston University
Reviews for Becoming Americans in Paris
In this evocative, beautiful written, impeccably researched work, Blower joins a handful of historians who have authoritatively demonstrated the virtues of transnational history.
David Milne, Times Higher Education
David Milne, Times Higher Education