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The archaeology of Hollywood : traces of the golden age
- Title
- The archaeology of Hollywood : traces of the golden age / Paul G. Bahn.
- Author
- Bahn, Paul G.
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | F869.H74 B35 2014 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xviii, 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
- Summary
- The Golden Age of Hollywood utilized many backgrounds, from industrial zones of film studios to the mansions where the glamorous live, partied, and were buried. Yet few traces of that Tinseltown have been documented. Bahn takes us on a tour that is part history, part archaeology, and enlivened by reminiscence.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The prehistory of Hollywood -- Why Hollywood? The historical background -- Riddle of the sands: Hollywood Egyptology -- The industrial zone: the industrialization of dreams -- The entertainment areas: bread and circuses -- The residential areas: the original Beverly hillbillies -- Holly hieroglyphics: cult centers and sacred rituals -- Stardust: cities of the dead -- Conclusion: Twilight of the gods.
- ISBN
- 9780759123786 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0759123780 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780759123793 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013040684
- 99959947128
- OCLC
- 860394479
- 2013040684
- SCSB-5763166
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries