 | Nightclub City: Politics and Amusement in Manhattan Subjects: Manhattan (New York N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Nightclubs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Leisure -- New York (State) -- New; This dark and dazzling history of New York City nightclub life in the 1920s and '30s explores the complex relationships among urban politicians, social reformers, and the business of vice. Burton W. Peretti is Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University and the author of Jazz in American Culture. |
