What does community mean, exactly? In this inter-disciplinary study, Elizabeth Ann Duclos-Orsello takes seriously the concept of community as an object of historical analysis. Focusing on St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1900 to 1920, Modern Bonds explores the diverse ways that its people renegotiated private and public affiliations during a period of modernization. The book examines a wide range of subjects and materials, including photographs from an African American family, fictional depictions of middle-class women, built environments that created enclaves of immigrants, and public festivals designed to unite all citizens. As Duclos-Orsello demonstrates, it was in this period that a complex set of activities, policies, and practices led to new understandings of community that continue to shape life today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN-13
9781625343352
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5046669229
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Physical Education
Author
Elizabeth Ann Duclos-Orsello
Publication Name
Modern Bonds: Redefining Community in Early Twentieth-Century St. Paul
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229 mm
Item Width
152 mm
Item Weight
395 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Title_Author
Elizabeth Ann Duclos-Orsello
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