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Overview
In the decade following the end of World War I, the United States rose to its current seat as the leading world superpower matched by an emerging cultural dominance that would come to characterize the second half of the twentieth century. American Culture in the 1920s is an engaging account of the major cultural and intellectual trends that were pivotal to the decade's characterization as "the jazz age." Avoiding superficial representations of the era as the "roaring twenties" plagued by a "lost generation," the volume provides a full portrait that includes chapters on literature, music and performance, film and radio, visual art and design, and the unprecedented rise of leisure and consumption.
Edinburgh University Press
Synopsis
The first decade following the reestablishment of the Scottish Parliament has brought the emergence of a newfound national confidence. "Scottishness" is alive and flourishing. Straddling the pre- and post-devolution years, this book addresses the language of one of the most common and influential text types in Scotland: the national newspapers. To what extent does the use of identifiably Scottish lexical features help maintain their distinctive Scottish identity and appeal to their readership? Which Scottish words and phrases do papers use and where? Is it a symbolic gesture, do they all behave the same way, and has this changed since devolution? Drawing on an impressive corpus of newspaper texts, this book offers new and detailed insights into Scottish language and its use by the Scottish press. Combining an analysis of broad trends with a detailed discussion of individual Scottish words and phrases, this volume comes at a time when interest in things Scottish is at an all time high.