Forfatteren, der er professor i amerikansk historie, trækker paralleller mellem Den amerikanske Uafhængighedskrig (1775-1783) og nutidige politiske organisationers, bl.a. Tea Party-bevægelsens, forståelse af og kamp for den amerikanske historie
Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution--so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty--so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the …
Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution--so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty--so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the …
Asserts that the Tea Party movement prefers to rewrite the history of the American Revolution as anti-intellectual and antipluralist.
A concise companion to American studies
"There is no more masterful guide to the field of American Studies than John Carlos Rowe. In this volume, he brings together some of the most articulate scholars in the field to map out the key issues defining American Studies scholarship at its most exciting and relevant. This …
A Companion to American Studies is an essential volume that brings together voices and scholarship from across the spectrum of American experience.
""There is no more masterful guide to the field of American Studies than John Carlos Rowe. In this volume, he brings together some of the most articulate scholars in the field to map out the key issues defining American Studies scholarship at its most exciting and relevant. This…
A Companion to American Studies is an essential volume that brings together voices and scholarship from across the spectrum of American experience.: A collection of 22 original essays which provides an unprecedented introduction to the "new" American Studies: a comparative, tran…
A Companion to American Studies is an essential volume that brings together voices and scholarship from across the spectrum of American experience. A collection of 22 original essays which provides an unprecedented introduction to the ""new"" American Studies: a comparative, tra…
