American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture - Brossura

Campbell, Neil; Kean, Alasdair

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ISBN 10: 0415346665 ISBN 13: 9780415346665

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2006

Riassunto

This much-needed update of American Cultural Studies provides an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and exploring how these themes can be interpreted.

Neil Campbell and Alasdair Kean discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality and regionalism. Updates and revisions include:

• a new introduction engaging with current debates in the field
• an all-new chapter on foreign policy
• thorough discussion of globalization and Americanization
• new case studies
• updated list of further reading.

A refreshing and contemporary update of a staple text on American Studies reading lists.

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Recensione:

Praise for the first edition:
'Something of a godsend ... As a teaching resource this book is second to none ... Achieves levels of multiplicity rarely, if ever, reached by others.' – Borderlines: Studies in American Culture

Contenuti:

1. New Beginnings: American Culture and Identity  2. Ethnicity and Immigration: Between Many Worlds  3. African Americans: 'I Don't Sing Other People's Voices'  4. In God We Trust?: Religion in American Life  5. Approaches to Regionalism: The West and the South  6. The American City: 'The Old Knot of Contrariety'  7. Gender and Sexuality: 'To Break the Old Circuits'  8. Representing Youth: Outside the Sunken Nursery  9. The Spread of Freedom  10. The Transmission of American Culture

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415346665
• ISBN 13: 9780415346665
• Rilegatura: Perfect Paperback
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 344