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A Brief History of American Culture de Robert M. Crunden

A Brief History of American Culture

Autor Robert M. Crunden
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 1996
"The discussion of each period is wide-ranging, analyzing movements and spotlighting major figures in politics and philosophy, law and literature, economics and education, jazz and journalism, science and civil rights. A readable, insightful overview of the underlying patterns that give shape to U.S. cultural history. Nonacademic readers will find Crunden's selective bibliographical essay helpful". -- Booklist
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781563248658
ISBN-10: 1563248654
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: bibliography, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:Paperback.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Prologue; Part 1 A Local Culture 1630–1815; Chapter 1 Boston, 1630–1776; Chapter 2 Philadelphia, 1740–1800; Chapter 3 Virginia, 1763–1815; Part 2 A Sectional Culture 1815–1901; Chapter 4 Cultural Nationalism, 1815–1865; Chapter 5 The Religious Pressures on Literature and Politics, 1815–1876; Chapter 6 The Defeat of the South and the Appeal of the West, 1815–1901; Part 3 The Northern Nation; Chapter 7 From Darwinism to Progressivism, 1865–1917; Chapter 8 From Anti-Social Darwinism to Pragmatism, 1865–1917; Chapter 9 The Preconditions for Modern Art, 1865–1904; Part 4 A National Culture 1901–1941; Chapter 10 The Reunion with Europe, 1901–1941; Chapter 11 The Indigenous Arts, 1901–1941; Part 5 A Cosmopolitan Culture; Chapter 12 The Recovery of American Ideals, 1954–1965; Chapter 13 The Primacy of Foreign Policy, 1941–1977; Chapter 14 A Culture of Outsiders, 1943–1958; Chapter 15 The Conservative Hegemony, 1969–1992; Chapter -bm1 Bibliographical Essay;

Descriere

Comprising a comprehensive survey of American religion, politics, intellectual life, literature and the arts, from the 1600s to the 1990s, this book regards American culture as a mix of Christianity, capitalism and democracy, rather than a succession of elections and wars.