Routledge The Taxi-Dance Hall: Early Sociology of Culture Vol. 2

The Taxi-Dance Hall presents a pioneering sociological examination of commercialized recreation, originally published in 2003 as Volume II of the Early Sociology of Culture collection. Paul G. Cressey conducted this foundational research whilst working as a case-worker and special investigator for the Juvenile Protective Association, investigating the emerging closed dance halls during summer 1925. This scholarly work grew directly from those field assignments and offers historical insights into early 20th-century urban social dynamics and cultural practices. The study combines primary research with sociological analysis to explore the economic and social dimensions of dance hall culture. Routledge's edition preserves this important historical text for contemporary researchers, students, and scholars interested in the sociology of leisure, urban culture, and social history. Essential reading for those studying the development of recreational spaces and commercialised entertainment in American society.