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1 online resource (126 pages) |
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu and Burbank urged viewers to escape everyday life with the likes of Gidget and Hawaiian Eye. Restaurants like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's sprang up to answer the demand for wild cocktails and even wilder décor. The culture -- a strange hodgepodge of idols, torches, lush greenery and colorful drinks -- beckoned men and women to lose themselves in exotic music and surf tunes. Authors Jason Henderson and Adam Foshko explore the state's midcentury fascination with all things Tiki. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Polynesians -- Social life and customs.
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California -- History -- 20th century.
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Polynesia -- History.
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United States -- Civilization -- Foreign influences.
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United States -- Civilization -- 20th century.
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California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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California -- Social life and customs -- Foreign influences.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Von Stroheim, Otto, author of foreword.
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Foshko, Adam, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Henderson, Jason. California Tiki. South Carolina : History Press, 2018. 1467138223 (OCoLC)1024249906 |
| Standard No. |
9781439664735 |
| ISBN |
9781439664735 (epub) |
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