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David W. Gutzke

The Roadhouse Comes to Britain: Drinking, Driving and Dancing, 1925-1955

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This is the first book to examine the cultural phenomenon of the roadhouse in mid 20th-century Britain and its impact on British leisure. The term 'roadhouse' was used in varied ways in the 1930s, from small roadside tearooms to enormous establishments on the outskirts of major cities. These roadhouses were an important component in the transformation of leisure in the 1930s and beyond, reflecting the increased levels of social and physical mobility brought about by new technologies, suburbanisation and the influence of American culture. Roadhouses attracted wealthy Londoners excited by the prospect of a high-speed run into the countryside. D… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4742-9449-2
  • EAN: 9781474294492
  • Produktnummer: 22229256
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017

Über den Autor


David Gutzke is Professor of History at Missouri State University, USA.

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