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Dancing in the dark, a cultural history of the Great Depression, by Morris Dickstein

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Dancing in the dark, a cultural history of the Great Depression, by Morris Dickstein

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eng

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history

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Dancing in the dark

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sound recording audiobook CD

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by Morris Dickstein

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a cultural history of the Great Depression

Summary

This portrait of 1930s culture explores the anxiety and hope, the despair and surprising optimism of distressed Americans during the Great Depression. Morris Dickstein has brought together a staggering range of material, from epic Dust Bowl migrations to zany screwball comedies, elegant dance musicals, wildly popular swing bands, and streamlined art deco designs. Exploding the myth that Depression culture was merely escapist, Dickstein concentrates on the dynamic energy of the arts and the resulting lift they gave to the nation's morale

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