Paul,Myths.America/ACS01*

Heike Paul

ISBN 10: 3837614859 / ISBN 13: 9783837614855

Editore: Transcript /Biup/Mdwpress, 2014

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Neu Neuware, verlagsfrisch; new item Besorgungsartikel, mit längerer Auslieferungszeit. -This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of »discovery,« the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man.The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building. 450 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Paul,Myths.America/ACS01*
• Editore: Transcript /Biup/Mdwpress
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3837614859
• ISBN 13: 9783837614855
• Rilegatura: 25
• Condizione: Gebraucht
• Dimensioni: 226 L x 147 A x 34 P (millimetri) 226 millimetri di larghezza per 147 millimetri di altezza per 34 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 714 grammi

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This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational "myths" on which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These include the myth of discovery, the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the founding fathers, the frontier myth, the myth of the American Dream, and the myth of the melting pot. The chapters provide an extended analysis of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building.

Informazioni sull?autore

Heike Paul teaches American Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). Her current research interests are cultural mobility and interculturality, Canadian cultural studies and contemporary North American literature.