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Specificaties
- Objectstaat
- Book Title
- Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture
- Publication Date
- 2014-04-08
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 0231167784
- Subject Area
- Transportation, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Winnebago Nation : the Rv in American Culture
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Subject
- United States / 20th Century, Automotive / History, Popular Culture, Automotive / General, Customs & Traditions
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Weight
- 15.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231167784
ISBN-13
9780231167789
eBay Product ID (ePID)
169876823
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
Winnebago Nation : the Rv in American Culture
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
United States / 20th Century, Automotive / History, Popular Culture, Automotive / General, Customs & Traditions
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Transportation, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
15.8 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-029058
Reviews
An interesting and informative read that covers a very wide catalog of personal experiences from which every RVer can find parallels to his own travels., A cultural history of the motor home/RV in the U.S, this book draws on the author's own experiences as well as historical and sociological sources in order to explain the tremendous appeal of the RV for its aficionados, the disdain many Americans feel toward it, and the paradoxical qualities of a population of motorized nomads who seem to seek both individualistic escape and communitarian society. The author locates his interpretation of these questions in the enduring mythos of the road and the frontier; in a lingering Puritanism that demands accountability along with freedom; and in the RV's ability to reconcile autonomy and belonging, wilderness and domesticity., This work will make even the most skeptical reader appreciate the importance of the RV in American history -- no mean feat., Twitchell has unpacked a complex and often misunderstood culture, looking at it in a way that recognizes that it is about so much more than a means of transport. Winnebago Nation is an evocative and factual, well-written and well-illustrated exploration of RV culture in the United States. Any reader will want to take to the open road after putting the book down., This engagingly written book looks deeply into the American character, concluding that for a nation of folks who came from elsewhere and have never stopped moving, the recreation vehicle is the artifact that best explains the American character. A mighty good read., Twitchell brings his knowledge of history and literature to bear on the American love affair with the RV, in all it incarnations. RVing in America looks to be a never-ending story, and Twitchell tells it well. An amusing, entertaining, and informative read., Winnebago Nation draws on James B. Twitchell's own experiences as well as historical and sociological sources to explain the tremendous appeal of the RV for its aficionados, the disdain many Americans feel toward it, and the paradoxical qualities of a population of motorized nomads who seem to seek both individualistic escape and communitarian society. Twitchell locates his interpretation of these questions in the enduring mythos of the road and the frontier; in a lingering Puritanism that demands accountability along with freedom; and in the RV's ability to reconcile autonomy and belonging, wilderness and domesticity., In Winnebago Nation , James Twitchell brings his knowledge of history and literature to bear on the American love affair with the RV, in all it incarnations. He leads us from the early automobile as camping car to million-dollar, luxury motor home of today, while recounting his own travels in his Winnebago. RVing in America looks to be a never-ending story and Twichell tells it well. An amusing, entertaining and informative read., Even a seasoned full-time RVer like me had a lot to learn from this Professor of RVing. With a winning combination of Bill Bryson's dry wit and Mary Roach's eye for the absurd, Winnebago Nation is a historical, psychological and cultural romp through the quirky landscape of RVing in America. Through it all, James B. Twitchell never loses an educator's fascination with his subject, while maintaining his RV enthusiast's sense of adventure as he explores this uniquely American lifestyle., This engagingly written book looks deeply into the American character, concluding that for a nation of folks who came from elsewhere, and have never stopped moving, the recreation vehicle is the artifact that best explains the American character. A mighty good read., With a winning combination of Bill Bryson's dry wit and Mary Roach's eye for the absurd, Winnebago Nation is a historical, psychological, and cultural romp through the quirky landscape of RVing in America. Through it all, Twitchell never loses an educator's fascination with his subject, while maintaining his RV enthusiast's sense of adventure as he explores this uniquely American lifestyle., With his evident understanding of the place of the RV in the US, James Twitchell has unpacked what is a complex and often misunderstood culture, looking at it in a way that recognizes that it is about so much more than a means of transport. Winnebago Nation is both an evocative and factual, well-written and illustrated exploration of RV culture in the US. Any reader will want to take to the open road once they put the book down., This work will make even the most skeptical reader appreciate the importance of the RV in American history--no mean feat., This work will make even the most skeptical reader appreciate the importance of the RV in American history-no mean feat., This well-written book is a resourceful, scholarly entry into the intriguing world of RVing that may be of interest to a wide audience.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
303.48/32
Table Of Content
1. Thoreau at $4.00 a Gallon: The Peculiar Place of the RV in American Culture 2. At Home on the Road: A Fleeting History of the American Dream in RVs 3. Wheel Escape: Consumption Communities on the Road 4. Park It: From Kampgrounds of America to the Slabs 5. The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and... of the RV in America Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
The popular critic takes to the road to explore the allure of the nomadic life in a house on wheels., In Winnebago Nation , popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the realization of a lifelong desire to be spontaneous, nomadic, and free. Informed by his own experiences on the road, Twitchell recounts the RV's origins and evolution over the twentieth century; its rise, fall, and rebirth as a cultural icon; its growing mechanical complexity as it evolved from an estate wagon to a converted bus to a mobile home; and its role in bolstering and challenging conceptions of American identity. Mechanical yet dreamy, independent yet needful, solitary yet clubby, adventurous yet homebound, life in a mobile home is a distillation of the American character and an important embodiment of American exceptionalism, (Richie Rich and Hobo Hank spend time in essentially the same rig at the same campground, albeit for different reasons and in different levels of comfort.) The frontier may be tapped out but we still yearn for the exploratory life. Twitchell concludes with his thoughts on the future of RV communities and the possibility of mobile cities becoming a real part of the American landscape.
LC Classification Number
TL298.T95 2014
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