This book offers a social and cultural history of American culture in the formative years of the twentieth century, examining forms such as vaudeville, early film, popular songs, modernist art, and many others in the context of contemporary social changes.

Autorentext
PATRICIA BRADLEY ****is the former chair of the Department of Journalism and former director of the American Studies Department at Temple University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Culture and Nationhood Vaudeville: Temple for the Century Outsider Art: American Popular Song Silent Film: Privatizing Experience Censorship, Class and Culture Isadora Duncan and the Spirit of Modernism Cultural Communities and Cultural Consequences Modern Art Meets Modern Marketing: the Armory Show Unambiguous Ambition: Eugene O'Neill and the Provincetown Players The Politics of Culture: The Singing Army Epilogue: Broadcasting Begins