Live from Atlantic City: The History of the Miss America Pageant Before, After and in Spite of Television

Live from Atlantic City: The History of the Miss America Pageant Before, After and in Spite of Television
ISBN-10
0879725583
ISBN-13
9780879725587
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
150
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
Popular Press
Author
Armando Riverol

Description

Traces the pageant's history from its inception in 1920 through its emergence as American popular culture icon, not only chronicling events but presenting two opposing perspectives on the pageant: the pageant as celebration and idealization of American womanhood, and the pageant as sexist, exploitative anachronism. With 25 pages of bandw photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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