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The Written Suburb : An American Site, An Ethnographic Dilemma / John D. Dorst.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary EthnographyPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©1989Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) : 50 illusContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812212822
  • 9780812208443
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 974.8/14
LOC classification:
  • F159.C33 -- D67 1989eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- 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 ofTwo Gallery Displays -- Conclusion: Self-Estrangements -- References -- Index
Summary: 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.
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Frontmatter -- 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 ofTwo Gallery Displays -- Conclusion: Self-Estrangements -- References -- Index

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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