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Book SynopsisDuring the 1920s and 1930s, changes in the American population, increasing urbanization, and innovations in technology exerted major influences on the daily lives of ordinary people.
Table of ContentsPreface The Circumstances of American Life in 1920 Automobiles and the Construction of Daily Life Electricity and the Conditions of Daily Life Radio and the Connecting of Daily Lives Cinema and the Extension of Experience Carrying on Day by Day: Life's Basics Carrying on Year to Year: Making a Life Conflict, Crime, and Catastrophe: The Disruptions of Daily Life Culture for the Masses: The Standardizing of Daily Life Crisis: The Impact of the Great Depression Creating the New Deal: A Larger Role for Government in Daily Life Continuity and Change: America at the End of the 1930s For Further Reading Index
