American Cultural Studies - Neil Campbell, Alasdair Kean

American Cultural Studies

An Introduction to American Culture
Buch | Softcover
344 Seiten
2006 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-34666-5 (ISBN)
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Provides an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and explores how these themes can be interpreted. This book covers the chapters that discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality, and regionalism.
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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.6.2006
Zusatzinfo 9 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 590 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte Amerika; Kultur • Kulturwissenschaft • USA; Kultur
ISBN-10 0-415-34666-5 / 0415346665
ISBN-13 978-0-415-34666-5 / 9780415346665
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