Hopes and Ashes: The Birth of Modern Times, 1929-1939

by Alice Goldfarb Marquis

Book Overview

Modern American popular culture as we know it began to take shape in the 1930s with the emergence of radio, the coming of sound to movies, the birth of news magazines, and the growing appreciation of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029202507
• ISBN13: 9780029202500
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Nostalgic yet hard hitting account of an era

This is social history at its best, linking a time and a culture in a clear and concise manner. It is about what came to be known as "modernism" yet written in a surprisingly engaging and easy to understand style. Highly recommended.