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Not like home : American visitors to Britain in the 1950s

Title
Not like home : American visitors to Britain in the 1950s / Michael John Law.
Author
Law, Michael John
Publication
  • Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Description
x, 241 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
"In the decade of economic expansion following the Second World War, many ordinary Americans travelled abroad for the first time. Those who visited Britain were surprised to find that the people they encountered were not the aristocrats or working-class ciphers they knew from Hollywood movies. Britons' views of Americans were likewise informed by films and by encounters with the American military during the war. Based on over thirty personal accounts of Americans travelling to Britain in the 1950s, Not Like Home examines how direct contact influenced the relationships between these two groups and their attitudes towards each other. Michael John Law explains that prejudice on both sides was replaced by the realities of direct encounters. Painting an evocative portrait of Britain in the 1950s as seen through the eyes of outsiders, Law depicts the characteristics and practices of these American visitors and compares them to their caricatures in British newspapers and magazines. Going to Britain was a transformative experience for most American visitors, providing a link to a shared history and culture. In turn, their arrival influenced British life by providing a reality check on Hollywood's portrayal of American life and through their demands for higher standards in Britain's hotels, restaurants and trains. Through an engaging narrative incorporating unpublished and obscure reports of American visits to Britain, Not Like Home describes the exciting and sometimes confounding mid-century encounters between two very different cultures."--
Series Statement
McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; 1
Uniform Title
McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; 1.
Alternative Title
American visitors to Britain in the 1950s
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic formats.
Call Number
JFE 19-10739
ISBN
  • 9780773558847
  • 0773558845
  • 9780773558830
  • 0773558837
  • 9780773559561 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780773559554 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
1096491789
Author
Law, Michael John, author.
Title
Not like home : American visitors to Britain in the 1950s / Michael John Law.
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; 1
McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; 1.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic formats.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Other Form:
Online version: Law, Michael John. Not like home. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019 0773559558 9780773559554 (OCoLC)1099680352
Research Call Number
JFE 19-10739
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