Dancing in the English Style: Consumption, Americanisation and National Identity in Britain, 1918–50

Author:   Allison Abra ,  Jeffrey Richards
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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Pages:   304
Publication Date:   26 April 2017
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Dancing in the English Style: Consumption, Americanisation and National Identity in Britain, 1918–50


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Author:   Allison Abra ,  Jeffrey Richards
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.603kg
ISBN:  

9781784994334


ISBN 10:   1784994332
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   26 April 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Dancing mad! The modernisation of popular dance 2 Who makes new dances? The dance profession and the evolution of style 3 At the palais: the dance hall industry and the standardisation of experience 4 The dance evil: gender, sexuality and the representation of popular dance 5 English style: foreign culture, race and the Anglicisation of popular dance 6 Doing the Lambeth Walk: novelty dances and the commodification of the nation 7 Dancing democracy in wartime Britain 8 The ‘infernal jitterbug’ and the transformation of popular dance Epilogue: Come dancing: popular dance in post-war Britain Select bibliography Index -- .

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'[.] this nuanced and well-researched study demonstrates the merits of using popular dance as a gateway into British social and cultural history.' Laura Quinton, New York University, Twentieth Century British History, 2018 -- .


'[.] this nuanced and well-researched study demonstrates the merits of using popular dance as a gateway into British social and cultural history.' Laura Quinton, New York University, Twentieth Century British History, 2018 'Drawing upon a fascinating range of source material (including autobiographies, Mass Observation, and the trade press), she tackles a series of complex issues, and advances a number of intriguing, important, and convincing arguments.' Canadian Journal of History 'Dancing in the English Style breaks new ground in many areas [.and] is a detailed, well-written, and comprehensive account of its subject.' Journal of British Studies -- .


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Allison Abra is Assistant Professor of History and a Fellow in the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society at the University of Southern Mississippi

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