Dancing in the English style

Consumption, Americanisation and national identity in Britain, 1918–50

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, British
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Author: Allison Abra ISBN: 9781526105950
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: April 30, 2017
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author: Allison Abra
ISBN: 9781526105950
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: April 30, 2017
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

This book illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain. It focuses in particular on the relationship between dancing and national identity construction, in a period when Britain participated in increasingly global markets of popular cultural production, consumption, and exchange.

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This book illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain. It focuses in particular on the relationship between dancing and national identity construction, in a period when Britain participated in increasingly global markets of popular cultural production, consumption, and exchange.

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