Becoming Americans in Paris : transatlantic politics and culture between the world wars /

"Americans often look back on Paris between the World Wars as a charming escape from the problems and politics of home. In this bold and original study, Brooke Blower shows that nothing could be further from the truth. Drawing on a range of sources in French as well as English, she uncovers the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blower, Brooke Lindy, 1976-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Americans > France > Paris > History > 20th century. Paris (France) > Intellectual life > 20th century. Politics and culture > France > Paris > History > 20th century. Political culture > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Relations > France. France > Relations > United States. United States > Civilization > French influences. France > Civilization > American influences. Americans. Civilization > American influences. Civilization > French influences. Intellectual life. Political culture. Politics and culture. International relations. France. France > Paris. United States. Amerikaner. Kultur. Internationale Politik. Paris. 1900 - 1999 History.

Table of Contents:

The age of world wars
The specter of Americanization. Triumphant arrivals ; Reluctant hosts
Parisian cultural politics. The Sacco-Vanzetti riots ; Prefect Chiappe's purging of Paris
American political culture. Legionnaires on parade ; The expatriates reconsidered
The beginning of American innocence.