Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks

Chasing the American Dream in the Postwar Consumer Culture

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Author:

Hurley, Andrew

ISBN:

978-0-465-03186-3

Publication Date:

Feb 2001

Publisher:

Basic Books

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $27.50

Book Description:

An entertaining and revealing history of diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks that charts the hopes, dreams, fears, and hidden divisions of America's postwar middle class

Book Details

Pages:	432
Detailed Subjects:	Business & Economics / Economics / General Travel / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Restaurants Sports & Recreation / Bowling Transportation / Automotive / General Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.5 x 8.25 x 1.42 Inches
Book Weight:	1.316 Pounds

Author Biography

Hurley, Andrew (Author)

Andrew Hurley is a professor of history at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Hurley is the author of Environmental Inequalities: Class, Race and Industrial Pollution in Gary, Indiana, 1945-1980 and Common Fields: An Environmental History of St. Louis.

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