| Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts Contributor(s): Lynd, Robert S. (Author), Lynd, Helen Merrell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156595516 ISBN-13: 9780156595513 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $30.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1982 Annotation: The two classic studies of "Middletown" were pioneering works that examined the daily life of a typical small American city -- in actuality, Muncie, Indiana -- using the approach of social anthropology. The initial volume was published in the mid-1920s, when H. L. Mencken called it "one of the richest and most valuable documents ever concocted by American sociologists." The sequel, Middletown in Transition, returned to the same community in 1935, after six years of the Depression. Of enduring interest to students of sociology, these historic studies have also inspired a six-part television series, under the title "Middletown." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Sociology - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 973.91 |
| LCCN: 81020146 |
| Series: Harvest/HBJ Book |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.94" W x 8.4" (1.78 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Indiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This sequel to Middletown returns to the same community in 1935, to examine the changes brought about by the prosperity of the late 1920s and the subsequent Depression. Preface by Robert S. Lynd; Index. |