A new Introduction to American studies

A new Introduction to American studies

by Bigsby, C.W.E., (Christopher William Edgar) Temperley, Howard

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"A New Introduction to American Studies provides a coherent portrait of American history, literature, politics, culture and society, and also deals with some of the central themes and preoccupations of American life. It will provoke students into thinking about what it actually means to study a culture.Ideals such as the commitment to liberty, equality and material progress are fully examined and new light is shed on the sometimes contradictory ways in which these ideals have informed the natio…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :A new Introduction to American studies / edited by Howard Temperley and Christopher Bigsby.

Summary

"A New Introduction to American Studies provides a coherent portrait of American history, literature, politics, culture and society, and also deals with some of the central themes and preoccupations of American life. It will provoke students into thinking about what it actually means to study a culture.Ideals such as the commitment to liberty, equality and material progress are fully examined and new light is shed on the sometimes contradictory ways in which these ideals have informed the nation's history and culture.For introductory undergraduate courses in Americ"

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London [ect.]
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xvii, 413 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781315835273, 1315835274, 9780582894372, 0582894379
  • oclc:ocn897515678
  • LC Classification:E175.8
  • Dewey Decimal:973

Table of Contents

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication ; Table of Contents; Publisher's acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; 1 The human and natural environment; 2 From settlement to independence; 3 American political culture; 4 Slavery and secession; 5 Native Americans; 6 Revisiting the American West; 7 American immigration; 8 Nineteenth-century American literature; 9 Industry and technology; 10 The twentieth-century American novel; 11 Twentieth-century American poetry; 12 Twentieth-century American drama; 13 America and war; 14 American women; 15 Popular culture.

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Subjects

Amerikanistiek Bellettrie Civilization Cultuurgeschiedenis Education États-Unis -- Civilisation États-Unis -- Étude et enseignement Geschiedenis (vorm) Politieke geschiedenis United States United States -- Civilization United States -- Study and teaching Verenigde Staten

Writers

Bigsby, C.W.E., (Christopher William Ed… Temperley, Howard

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