Myths That Made America : an Introduction to American Studies /

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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 Fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paul, Heike (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld, Germany : Transcript Verlag, 2014.
Colección:American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; v. 1.
Temas:
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
Literary studies: general.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Nationalcharakter
Mythos
United States > History > Errors, inventions, etc.
United States
USA
America.
American History.
American Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Culture.
History.
Introduction.
Literature.
Myth.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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