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"'Going Out' escapes easy categorization. Mr. Hasaw...unearths fascinating details about everything from the early history of the movies to pre-World War I dance crazes; and he raises fundamental questions about the web of connections joining commercial play, public space and cultural cohesion....According to Mr. Nasaw, racism was the glue that held the disparate white audience together. Like traditional European carnivals, the American amusements of the early 20th century, he says, offered opportunities for diverse individuals to affirm common ties by brutalizing outsiders."Nasaw, David is the author of 'Going Out The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements', published 1999 under ISBN 9780674356221 and ISBN 0674356225.
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