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100	1		_aLaw, Michael John, _e1
245	1	0	_aNot like home : _bAmerican visitors to Britain in the 1950s / _cMichael John Law.
260			_aMontreal ; _aKingston ; _aLondon ; _aChicago : _bMcGill-Queen's University Press, _c(c)2019.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	0		_aMcGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; _vvol. 1
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520	0		_a"In the decade of economic expansion following the Second World War, many ordinary Americans travelled abroad for the first time. Those who visited Britain were surprised to find that the people they encountered were not the aristocrats or working-class ciphers they knew from Hollywood movies. Britons' views of Americans were likewise informed by films and by encounters with the American military during the war. Based on over thirty personal accounts of Americans travelling to Britain in the 1950s, Not Like Home examines how direct contact influenced the relationships between these two groups and their attitudes towards each other. Michael John Law explains that prejudice on both sides was replaced by the realities of direct encounters. Painting an evocative portrait of Britain in the 1950s as seen through the eyes of outsiders, Law depicts the characteristics and practices of these American visitors and compares them to their caricatures in British newspapers and magazines.. Going to Britain was a transformative experience for most American visitors, providing a link to a shared history and culture. In turn, their arrival influenced British life by providing a reality check on Hollywood's portrayal of American life and through their demands for higher standards in Britain's hotels, restaurants and trains. Through an engaging narrative incorporating unpublished and obscure reports of American visits to Britain, Not Like Home describes the exciting and sometimes confounding mid-century encounters between two very different cultures."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		0	_aPublic opinion _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPublic opinion _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aTravelers _zGreat Britain _y20th century.
650		0	_aTourists _zGreat Britain _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aTourism _zGreat Britain _xHistory _y20th century.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2227846&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell