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Title: Selling an American dream : Australia's Greek café
Related: Gregory, Stephen. Shop till you drop : essays on consuming and dying in Australia, p.36-57
Publisher: Normanhurst, N.S.W : Southern Highlands Publishers
Date: 2008
FoR/RFCD Code(s): 200200 Cultural Studies
Author/Creator: Janiszewski, Leonard
Author/Creator: Alexakis, Effy
Description: The essay argues that Greek cafes (milk bars, soda/sundae "parlors") were a "Trojan Horse" for the Americanisation of Australia's eating and socio-cultural habits from the very start of the twentieth century. They initially introduced American food-catering ideas, technology and products and later influenced the development of cinema and popular music. The Greek cafe helped transformed Australian popular culture. The essay builds on earlier published research by providing greater detail and expansion into previously untouched areas and themes.
Description: 22 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 200200 Cultural Studies
Subject Keyword: Greek cafes
Subject Keyword: milk bars
Subject Keyword: popular music
Subject Keyword: architecture
Subject Keyword: art deco
Subject Keyword: racisim
Subject Keyword: greek cusine
Subject Keyword: jukeboxes
Subject Keyword: take-aways
Subject Keyword: soda fountains
Subject Keyword: soda "palors"
Subject Keyword: sundae "palors"
Subject Keyword: food catering
Subject Keyword: milkshakes
Subject Keyword: Australian popular culture
Subject Keyword: American cultural influences
Subject Keyword: cinema
Resource Type: book chapter
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Modern History

Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/90623
Identifier: ISBN:9780646487519
Identifier: mq-rm-2007010079
Language: eng

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