Hip to the trip : a cultural history of Route 66 / Peter B. Dedek.
Hip to the trip : a cultural history of Route 66 / Peter B. Dedek.
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Publisher
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N388.12209/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 169 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction : why Route 66? -- "Wild" lands and "tamed" Indians : cultural stereotypes and Route 66 -- The rise of a celebrity : a short history of Route 66 -- The fall and rise of Route 66 -- Postmodern nostalgia : Route 66 has run out of kicks -- Saving the mythic ruins.
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Publisher
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
New Mexico
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"Before and since its official closure in 1985, historic U.S. 66, popularly know as Route 66, has generated nostalgia for the people and places of the Southwest. Owing its name recognition to everything from the Okies' desperate migrations in search of work to a popular pop song, the famous highway has generated enough commercial nostalgia in the p...
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Hip to the trip : a cultural history of Route 66 / Peter B. Dedek.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-163) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N388.12209/6
Record Identifier
74VK7Jz0vEgl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7Jz0vEgl
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ISBN
0826341942 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780826341945 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
388.1220973
MMS ID
991022773859702626
