Description |
1 online resource (194 pages) |
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text file |
Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: First There Was Winter; Two: Christmas Comes Late; Three: Christmas Is Like a Snowball; Four: From Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus; Five: And Then There Was Money; Six: Wrestling with Christmas; Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
Summary |
Presents an entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. This book tells the story of Christmas - from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Christmas -- History.
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Christmas. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- History.
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History.
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Electronic books -- History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780520251045 |
ISBN |
9780520933729 (electronic book) |
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0520933729 (electronic book) |
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9780520251045 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520251040 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
9786612359217 |
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