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

• Autore: Paul Heike <p>Heike Paul, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutschland </p>
• Pubblicazione: Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 973.0
• Soggetto topico: America; Culture; Myth; Literature; History; American Studies; Cultural Studies; American History; Introduction
• 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.; »[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."
• Altri titoli varianti: Paul, The Myths That Made America An Introduction to American Studies
• Titolo autorizzato: The Myths That Made America
• ISBN: 9783839414859; 3839414857
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910508304503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; ; v. 1.