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Autore |
Gamble Richard M. |
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Titolo |
In search of the city on a hill : the making and unmaking of an American myth / / Richard M. Gamble |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National characteristics, American |
United States Civilization |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction \ 1. A Foreign Country \ 2. The Good Land \ 3. A Land of Light, 1630-1838 \ 4. A Spectacle to the World, 1838-1930 \ 5. TheaRevolutionary City, 1930-1969a\ 6. The Shining City, 1969-1989 \a7. The Once and Future Citya\ A Note on Sources \ Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'In Search of the City on a Hill' challenges the widespread assumption that Americans have always used this potent metaphor to define their national identity. It demonstrates that America's 'redeemer myth' owes more to 19th and 20th century reinventions of the Puritans than to the colonists' own conceptions of divine election. |
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