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Subject(s)

• Suburban life—Pennsylvania—Chadds Ford [Browse]
• Suburban life—United States—Case studies [Browse]
• Postmodernism—Pennsylvania—Chadds Ford [Browse]
• Postmodernism—United States—Case studies [Browse]
• Tourism—Pennsylvania—Chadds Ford [Browse]
• Tourism—United States—Case studies [Browse]
• Ethnology—Pennsylvania—Chadds Ford [Browse]
• Ethnology—United States—Case studies [Browse]
• Chadds Ford (Pa.)—Social life and customs [Browse]

Series

• Contemporary ethnography. [More in this series]
• Contemporary ethnography series [More in this 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.

Source of description

Print version record.

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

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Other format(s)

Issued also in print.

ISBN

• 9780812208443 ((ebook))
• 0-8122-0844-7
• 9780585199764 ((ebook))
• 1-283-89931-0
• 0-585-19976-0

OCLC

• 44962490
• 979724431

Doi

10.9783/9780812208443

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