Description
| Product ID: | 9780486805214 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Halloween |
| Subtitle: | The History of America’s Darkest Holiday |
| Authors: | Author: David Skal |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Social and cultural history, Sociology, Social & cultural history, Sociology: customs & traditions, USA, Hallowe en |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Original, entertaining mix of personal anecdotes and social analysis examines America''s perplexingly popular holiday, tracing the tradition''s evolution from its dark Celtic history to its emergence as a mammoth marketing event. Cultural critic David J. Skal takes an in-depth look at one of America''s most perplexingly popular holidays in this original mix of personal anecdotes and social analysis. Skal examines the tradition''s dark Celtic history and traces its evolution in the course of a few generations from a quaint, small-scale celebration to a mammoth marketing event. |
| Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-07-29 |
