Dancing in the English style : consumption, Americanisation and national identity in Britain, 1918-5...
Dancing in the English style : consumption, Americanisation and national identity in Britain, 1918-5...
Dancing in the English style : consumption, Americanisation and national identity in Britain, 1918-50 / Allison Abra.
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Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/2770
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
Dancing in the English style explores the development, experience, and cultural representation of popular dance in Britain from the end of the First World War to the early 1950s. It describes the rise of modern ballroom dancing as Britain's predominant popular style, as well as the opening of hundreds of affordable dancing schools and purpose-built...
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Dancing in the English style : consumption, Americanisation and national identity in Britain, 1918-50 / Allison Abra.
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Studies in Popular Culture
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-276) and index.
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G 2017/2770
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74VKVLvPKWXM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVLvPKWXM
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ISBN
1784994332 hardback
9781784994334 hardback
DDC
793.31941
MMS ID
991024107912102626
