1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996445954003316

Autore

Paul Heike

Titolo

Myths That Made America : an Introduction to American Studies / / Heike Paul

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , 2014

ISBN

3-8394-1485-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

American studies ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

973.0

Soggetti

Amerikaforschung

Geografie, Reisen

Literature and literary studies

Literature: history and criticism

Literary studies: general

HISTORY - United States - State & Local - General

LITERARY CRITICISM - American - General

Nationalcharakter

Mythos

History

United States History Errors, inventions, etc

United States

USA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Christopher Columbus and the Myth of 'Discovery' -- Pocahontas and the Myth of Transatlantic Love -- Pilgrims and Puritans and the Myth of the Promised Land -- American Independence and the Myth of the Founding Fathers -- E Pluribus Unum? The Myth of the Melting Pot -- Agrarianism, Expansionism, and the Myth of the American West -- Expressive Individualism and the Myth of the Self-Made Man.

Sommario/riassunto

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910751699703321

Autore

Mackinder, Halford John

Titolo

Ideali democratici e realtà : uno studio sulla politica della ricostruzione / Halford John Mackinder ; traduzione di Massimo Roccati e Fulvio Borrino ; [prefazione di Sergio Romano]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gorizia, : LEG, 2022

ISBN

978-88-6102-829-6

Descrizione fisica

180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Collana

La clessidra ; 91

Disciplina

940.3141

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

Collez. 3178 (91)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00397477

Autore

VISSER, Fredericus Theodorus

Titolo

A syntax of the English language of St. Thomas More: the verb / by F.Th Visser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2v. ; 25 cm

Edizione

[Vaduz : Kraus]

Descrizione fisica

ediz. orig.  Louvain : Uystpruyst.

Soggetti

Lingua inglese - 1500-1700 - Stile

MORE THOMAS

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia