The written suburb : an American site, an ethnographic dilemma / John D. Dorst.

Author
Dorst, John Darwin [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1989.
Description
1 online resource (233 p.)

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Series
  • Contemporary ethnography series. [More in this series]
  • University of Pennsylvania Press contemporary ethnography series
Summary note
Chadds Ford, an upscale suburb in southeastern Pennsylvania, devotes a lot of energy to creating a historical identity. Numerous institutions participate in this task, including museums, a land conservancy dedicated to the preservation of its historical landscape, and the Historical Society, which is responsible for an annual community celebration. Larger institutions related to regional tourism and suburban development generate a steady flow of texts about Chadds Ford in the form of glossy travel magazines, pamphlets, brochures, and gallery displays.
Notes
Fourth paperback printing 1995.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Postmodernity as an Ethnographic Dilemma
  • 1. Chadds Ford Souvenirs
  • 2. Some History
  • 3. Chadds Ford as a Site of Postmodernity: Veneers, Vignettes, and the Myth of Tradition
  • 4. Chadds Ford Days: Living History and the Closed Space of Postmodern Consumption
  • 5. An Allegory of Museums: A Comparative Reading of Two Gallery Displays
  • Conclusion: Self-Estrangements
  • References
  • Index
ISBN
  • 0-8122-0844-7
  • 1-283-89931-0
  • 0-585-19976-0
OCLC
  • 44962490
  • 979724431
Doi
  • 10.9783/9780812208443
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