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Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America

by Wiltse, Jeff

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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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  • The University of North C Brand
  • May 1, 2010 Pub Date:
  • 9780807871270 ISBN-13:
  • 0807871273 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 9.25 in * 0.72 in * 6.12 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: