Myths That Made America : an Introduction to American Studies / / Heike Paul
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| Autore: |
Paul Heike
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| Titolo: |
Myths That Made America : an Introduction to American Studies / / Heike Paul
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| Pubblicazione: | Bielefeld, Germany, : transcript Verlag, 2014 |
| Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , 2014 | |
| Edizione: | 1. Aufl. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 973.0 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Errors, inventions, etc |
| United States | |
| USA | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | History |
| Soggetto non controllato: | America |
| American History | |
| American Studies | |
| Cultural Studies | |
| Culture | |
| History | |
| Introduction | |
| Literature | |
| Myth | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Myths That Made America |
| ISBN: | 3-8394-1485-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910508304503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; ; v. 1.