Steppin' Out: New York Nightlife and the Transformation of American Culture

by Lewis A. Erenberg

Book Overview

The evolution of New York nightlife from the Gay Nineties through the Jazz Age was, as Lewis A. Erenberg shows, both symbol and catalyst of America's transition out of the Victorian period. Cabaret culture led the way to new styles of behavior and consumption, dissolving conventional barriers between classes, races, the sexes--even between life and art. A fabulous era of chorus girls, jazz players, lobster palaces, and hip flasks--the age of Sophie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226215156
• ISBN13: 9780226215150
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

wonderful

there simply isn't a better resource on the topic of nightclubs and other popular entertainment in NYC during this time. i highly recommend it.