| New York Hotel Experience: Cultural and Societal Impacts of an American Invention Contributor(s): Fick, Annabella (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837637816 ISBN-13: 9783837637816 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Literary Criticism | American - General - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Series: American Culture Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than two hundred years hotels have played a significant role in American history. The modern hotel is even an American invention. In five case studies of iconic New York hotels, this book presents the hotel experience of the white upper class, literati, young artists, African Americans, and Jewish Americans in the twentieth century. Using a variety of texts, including autobiographies, movies, and novels, the impact of the hotel experience on society and culture--which has been neglected until now--becomes apparent. This unique approach offers a new way of reading New York and helps to better understand the city's special dynamics. |