Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America

by Jeff Wiltse

From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History, Race, Society, Politics, Historical

288 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2007

Reviews

[Elora Aarts · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

Gelezen voor mn studie. Interessant boek, vertelt ook wel echt historiografisch gezien iets nieuws. Viel me wel op dat er echt mega veel informatie herhaalt wordt, wat me begon te irriteren op een gegeven moment. Ik ben zelf geen fan van non-fictie, dus had dit nooit vrijwillig opgepakt hahah, maar wel een aanrader voor diegene die interesse heeft in de sociale geschiedenis van de VS.