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American Culture: An Anthology
Contributor(s): Breidlid, Anders (Editor), Brøgger, Fredrik Chr (Editor), Gulliksen, Oyvind T. (Editor)
ISBN: 0415360935     ISBN-13: 9780415360937
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $52.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2007
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Annotation: This new edition, following the exceptionally popular American Culture: An Anthology of Civilization Texts, includes contemporary events and provides an introduction to American civilization. Extracts are taken from such diverse sources as political addresses, articles, interviews, oral histories and advertisements.

Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, the book provides:

  • texts that introduce aspects of American society in a historical perspective
  • primary sources and images that can be used as the basis for illustration, analysis and discussion
  • linking text which stresses themes rather than offering a simple chronological survey.

American Culture brings together a number of primary texts from  1600 to the present day to present a comprehensive overview of, and introduction to, American culture.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - General
- History | Social History
Dewey: 973
LCCN: 2007013951
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.97" W x 9.33" (1.78 lbs) 464 pages
 
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This second edition of American Culture includes contemporary events and provides an introduction to American civilization. Extracts are taken from diverse sources such as political addresses, articles, interviews, oral histories and advertisements.

Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, this book provides:

  • texts that introduce aspects of American society in a historical perspective
  • primary sources and images that can be used as the basis for illustration, analysis and discussion
  • linking text which stresses themes rather than offering a simple chronological survey.

American Culture brings together primary texts from 1600 to the present day to present a comprehensive overview of, and introduction to, American culture.