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- catalog abstract "This penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling to outlast other contestants, the dancers hoped to become notable. There was crippling exhaustion and anguish among the contenders, but ultimately it was the coupling of authentic pain with staged displays that made dance marathons a national craze. Within the well-controlled space of theatre they revealed actual life's unpredictability and inconsistencies, and, indeed, the frightful aspects of social Darwinism. In this grotesque theatrical setting we see also a horrifying metaphor - the ailing nation grappling with difficult times.".
- catalog contributor b6391134.
- catalog contributor b6391135.
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs 1918-1945.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "1. Common heroes -- 2. The dance derby of the century -- 3. For no good reason -- 4. Private fantasy and public ambivalence -- 5. Hal J. Ross: cunning, smart, and slick -- 6. The National Endurance Amusement Association -- 7. Unnogotiable realities.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "This penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling to outlast other contestants, the dancers hoped to become notable. There was crippling exhaustion and anguish among the contenders, but ultimately it was the coupling of authentic pain with staged displays that made dance marathons a national craze. Within the well-controlled space of theatre they revealed actual life's unpredictability and inconsistencies, and, indeed, the frightful aspects of social Darwinism. In this grotesque theatrical setting we see also a horrifying metaphor - the ailing nation grappling with difficult times.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 182 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Dance marathons.".
- catalog identifier "0878056734".
- catalog identifier "0878057013 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dance marathons.".
- catalog isPartOf "Performance studies".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jackson : University Press of Mississippi,".
- catalog relation "Dance marathons.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs 1918-1945.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "792.8 20".
- catalog subject "Dance marathons Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Dance marathons United States History.".
- catalog subject "GV1623 .M37 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Common heroes -- 2. The dance derby of the century -- 3. For no good reason -- 4. Private fantasy and public ambivalence -- 5. Hal J. Ross: cunning, smart, and slick -- 6. The National Endurance Amusement Association -- 7. Unnogotiable realities.".
- catalog title "Dance marathons : performing American culture of the 1920s and 1930s / Carol Martin ; foreword by Brooks McNamara.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".