American niceness : a cultural history /

Despite Fanny Trollope's dismissal of Americans as tobacco chewing, patriotic boors, travelers have a long history of commenting on American friendliness. Alexis De Tocqueville observed that their sociability made Americans more akin to the French than the "unfriendly disposition of the En...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bramen, Carrie Tirado, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Friendship > United States > History.
Kindness > United States > History.
National characteristics, American > Public opinion > History.
Visitors, Foreign > United States > Attitudes > History.
Kindness > History.
Amitié > États-Unis > Histoire.
Bonté > Histoire.
Visiteurs étrangers > États-Unis > Attitudes > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
Friendship
Kindness
National characteristics, American > Public opinion
Visitors, Foreign > Attitudes
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: American niceness and the democratic personality
  • Indian giving and the dangers of hospitality
  • Southern niceness and the slave's smile
  • The Christology of niceness
  • Feminine niceness
  • The likable empire from Plymouth Rock to the Philippines.

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