A New Introduction to American Studies.
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 cultu...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
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.
- 16 America at the millenniumMaps; Notes on the contributors; Index.
