Daily Life in Jazz Age America

(Hardback)

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This volume reveals the everyday actions of individuals and their reflections on their lives during the 1920s. The Jazz Age was a tumultuous time for Americans as they attempted to come to terms with "modernity." Daily Life in Jazz Age America tells the story of how all Americansblacks and whites, women and men, workers, employers, consumers, and activistscontended with new cultural attitudes as well as persistent racial, ethnic, and class tensions. The book provides a broad examination of American society during the 1920s. Organized thematically, it covers rural and urban America; the changing nature of gender relationships; race relations; popular culture; the rise of mass spectator sports; and religion. Appropriate for general readers and students of history, Daily Life in Jazz Age America provides an informed and compelling narrative history and analysis of daily life within the context of broad historical change.

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This is a useful introductory resource for those researching 1920s America. Recommended for high school, academic, and public libraries. * Booklist *

Author Bio

Steven L. Piott is emeritus professor of history at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.