Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween

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Bloomsbury USA, 01.10.2003 - 224 Seiten
Using a mix of personal anecdotes and perceptive social analysis, acclaimed cultural critic David J. Skal examines the amazing phenomenon of Halloween, exploring its dark Celtic history and illuminating why it has evolved-in the course of a few short generations-from a quaint, small-scale celebration into the largest seasonal marketing event outside of Christmas.

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Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween
David J. Skal
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David J. Skal is the author of Hollywood Gothic, The Monster Show, V Is for Vampire, Screams of Reason, and, with Elias Savada, Dark Carnival. With Nina Auerbach, he is the co-editor of the Norton Critical Edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula. A longtime New Yorker, he now lives in Los Angeles.

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TitelDeath Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween
Autor/inDavid J. Skal
Ausgabeillustriert, Neuauflage
VerlagBloomsbury USA, 2003
ISBN1582343055, 9781582343051
Länge224 Seiten
  
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