The Written Suburb : : An American Site, An Ethnographic Dilemma / / John D. Dorst.
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 i...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2012] ©1989 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary Ethnography
|
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 50 illus. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of 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