From Speakeasies to Stalinism

From Speakeasies to Stalinism

Author: Patricia Levy

Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published: 2005-07-01

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781410917850

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Looks at the important global developments in science, politics, and society from 1919 to 1936.


Popular Culture: 1920-1939

Popular Culture: 1920-1939

Author: Jane Bingham

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2014-11-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 141096910X

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Who were the flappers? What were talkies? What was the Harlem Renaissance? Covers the effect of prohibition and the newfound freedom of women on the popular culture of the era. The effects of the Great Depression, as well as the rise of communism and fascism is also discussed in terms of their impact on popular culture.


From the World Wide Web to September 11

From the World Wide Web to September 11

Author: Patricia Levy

Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781410917911

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The two events that define the years between the early 1990s and 2001, the World Wide Web and the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. on September 11, were both unthinkable at the beginning of that century. Find out more in this thought provoking title.


From Jessie Owens to Hiroshima

From Jessie Owens to Hiroshima

Author: Sean Sheehan

Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781410917867

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The Olympic Games, normally a celebration of internationalism and friendly competition through sport, reflected troubling times when they were held in Germany in 1936. Find out more in this thought provoking title.


From Speakeasies to Stalinism

From Speakeasies to Stalinism

Author: Patricia Levy

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781844439614

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'Modern Eras Uncovered' is a series that reflects on the important political, economic, social and technological developments of the last century. From the prohibition of alcohol in the US to the rise of Stalin as leader of the USSR, this book traces the developments that helped to shape the era.


Food Nations

Food Nations

Author: Warren Belasco

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1136700692

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This original collection abandons culinary nostalgia and the cataloguing of regional cuisines to examine the role of food and food marketing in constructing culture, consumer behavior, and national identity.


From Punk Rock to Perestroika

From Punk Rock to Perestroika

Author: Pat Levy

Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781410917898

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Reflects on the important political, economic, social and technological developments of the last century, up until the world changing events of September 11, 2001. Suggested level: secondary.