05694oam 2201549 c 450 991050830450332120260202090927.09783839414859383941485710.14361/transcript.9783839414859(OCoLC)890000654(OCoLC)979887492(OCoLC)1023561651(OCoLC)1056577533(OCoLC)1060860168(OCoLC)1073075681(OCoLC)1170565662(OCoLC)1259128767(OCoLC)1283077115(OCoLC)ocn890000654(OCoLC)890000654(ScCtBLL)9f5a18a5-ac1a-4ed2-9c8d-aa85ed3d521c(MiAaPQ)EBC4939531(MiAaPQ)EBC1913960(MiAaPQ)EBC6695247(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33002(DE-B1597)427445(DE-B1597)9783839414859(CKB)19356221000041(OCoLC)979887492(Perlego)1796756(transcript Verlag)9783839414859(oapen)doab33002(EXLCZ)991935622100004120260202d2014 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Myths That Made AmericaAn Introduction to American StudiesHeike Paul1st ed.Bielefeldtranscript Verlag20141 online resourceAmerican Culture StudiesPrint version: 9781322079165 Includes bibliographical references.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.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.»[Die Analyse ermöglicht] in ihrer Gesamtheit faszinierende Impressionen von Mentalitäten und Idealen, Vorurteilen und Abgrenzungen der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft des 19. und 20.Jahrhunderts.«Besprochen in:Archiv für Sozialgeschichte, 23.07.2015, Horst Dippelhttps://lights-camera-history.com, 12,12,2020, Paige Lurie"In its entirety, [the analysis offers] fascinating impressions of mentalities and ideals, prejudices and practices of cultural distinction present in the US-American society of the 19th and 20th century."American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ;v. 1.Paul, The Myths That Made AmericaAn Introduction to American StudiesAmericaCultureMythLiteratureHistoryAmerican StudiesCultural StudiesAmerican HistoryIntroductionAmericaCultureMythLiteratureHistoryAmerican StudiesCultural StudiesAmerican HistoryIntroduction973.0Paul Heike<p>Heike Paul, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutschland</p>aut870026Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2016: Backlist Collectionfndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndIDEBKIDEBKOCLCQEBLCPE7BDEBSZOCLCQIASOREOCLCQIOGDEGRUOCLCFCHVBKUABU3WN$TOAPENJBGOCLCN8MLSNKINTCLMHWBTNAUWJSTORUKKNUKF5VTSICNCEFERLVT2BIBBDCOOOCLCQLOAMERERZQPOCLCQD6HG3BS8IS8JS9IOCLCQSTFTXRLEAUBUPMDKCAU@OCLCQUKAHLOCLCQMM9N$TOCLCQYDXOCLCOBOOK9910508304503321The Myths That Made America4413570UNINA