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Contested Waters - A Social History of Swimming Pools in America (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R895
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Contested Waters - A Social History of Swimming Pools in America (Paperback, New edition)

Jeff Wiltse

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This title presents a story of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure. From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.

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Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2010
First published: May 2010
Authors: Jeff Wiltse
Dimensions: 229 x 148 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 276
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-7127-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Swimming & diving > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-8078-7127-3
Barcode: 9780807871270

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