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019 _a(OCoLC)979591869
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9780812203363
035 _a(DE-B1597)449166
035 _a(OCoLC)859161097
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072 7 _aHIS036060
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082 0 4 _a974.71042
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aPeretti, Burton W.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aNightclub City :
_bPolitics and Amusement in Manhattan /
_cBurton W. Peretti.
264 1 _aPhiladelphia :
_bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c©2007
300 _a1 online resource (304 p.) :
_b14 illus.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tPreface --
_tChapter 1. The 1920s New York Nightclub, a Modern Institution --
_tChapter 2. "The Hostess Evil" --
_tChapter 3. Tammany Nights --
_tChapter 4. "War on the Nightclubs" --
_tChapter 5. Bargain-Counter Broadway --
_tChapter 6. "Where Fleshpots And Politics Together Meet" --
_tChapter 7. Nightlife in the La Guardia Era --
_tChapter 8. A New Deal for Nightclubs --
_tChapter 9. Billy Rose and Nightclubs for The Masses --
_tChapter 10. The Nightclub Era in Retrospect --
_tNotes --
_tIndex --
_tAcknowledgments
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aIn the Roaring Twenties, New York City nightclubs and speakeasies became hot spots where traditions were flouted and modernity was forged. With powerful patrons in Tammany Hall and a growing customer base, nightclubs flourished in spite of the efforts of civic-minded reformers and federal Prohibition enforcement. This encounter between clubs and government-generated scandals, reform crusades, and regulations helped to redefine the image and reality of urban life in the United States. Ultimately, it took the Great Depression to cool Manhattan's Jazz Age nightclubs, forcing them to adapt and relocate, but not before they left their mark on the future of American leisure.Nightclub City explores the cultural significance of New York City's nightlife between the wars, from Texas Guinan's notorious 300 Club to Billy Rose's nostalgic Diamond Horseshoe. Whether in Harlem, Midtown, or Greenwich Village, raucous nightclub activity tested early twentieth-century social boundaries. Anglo-Saxon novelty seekers, Eastern European impresarios, and African American performers crossed ethnic lines while provocative comediennes and scantily clad chorus dancers challenged and reshaped notions of femininity. These havens of liberated sexuality, as well as prostitution and illicit liquor consumption, allowed their denizens to explore their fantasies and fears of change.The reactions of cultural critics, federal investigators, and reformers such as Fiorello La Guardia exemplify the tension between leisure and order. Peretti's research delves into the symbiotic relationships among urban politicians, social reformers, and the business of vice. Illustrated with archival photographs of the clubs and the characters who frequented them, Nightclub City is a dark and dazzling study of New York's bygone nightlife.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)
650 4 _aAmerican Studies.
650 7 _aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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653 _aAmerican History.
653 _aAmerican Studies.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203363
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780812203363
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780812203363/original
942 _cEB
999 _c198217
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