Orvell, Miles.

The real thing : imitation and authenticity in American culture, 1880-1940 / Miles Orvell. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1989. - xxvi, 382 p. ; 24 cm. - Cultural studies of the United States .

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 341-374.

0807818372 080784246X (pbk.)

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Material culture--United States.
American literature--History and criticism.
Photography--History.--United States
Imitation.
Authenticity (Philosophy)


United States--Civilization--1865-1918.
United States--Civilization--1918-1945.
United States--Intellectual life--1865-1918.
United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

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