About the book
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.
Editions of Contested Waters
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807831007
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807871270
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807888988
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469604664
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893132496
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890881137
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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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What is Contested Waters about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Contested Waters?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Contested Waters and how many pages does it have?
Contested Waters has 288 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Contested Waters?
Jeff Wiltse
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Contested Waters is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807831007) and paperback(ISBN 9780807871270) and ebook(ISBN 9780807888988) and ebook(ISBN 9781469604664) and ebook(ISBN 9798893132496) and pdf(ISBN 9798890881137)
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