A brief history of American culture
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A brief history of American culture
North Castle Books, 1996
1st paperback ed
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Originally published: Helsinki : SHS, 1990
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-352) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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"The discussion of each period is wide-ranging, analyzing movements and spotlighting major figures in politics and philosophy, law and literature, economics and education, jazz and journalism, science and civil rights. A readable, insightful overview of the underlying patterns that give shape to U.S. cultural history. Nonacademic readers will find Crunden's selective bibliographical essay helpful". -- Booklist
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Prologue
- Part 1 A Local Culture 1630-1815
- Chapter 1 Boston, 1630-1776
- Chapter 2 Philadelphia, 1740-1800
- Chapter 3 Virginia, 1763-1815
- Part 2 A Sectional Culture 1815-1901
- Chapter 4 Cultural Nationalism, 1815-1865
- Chapter 5 The Religious Pressures on Literature and Politics, 1815-1876
- Chapter 6 The Defeat of the South and the Appeal of the West, 1815-1901
- Part 3 The Northern Nation
- Chapter 7 From Darwinism to Progressivism, 1865-1917
- Chapter 8 From Anti-Social Darwinism to Pragmatism, 1865-1917
- Chapter 9 The Preconditions for Modern Art, 1865-1904
- Part 4 A National Culture 1901-1941
- Chapter 10 The Reunion with Europe, 1901-1941
- Chapter 11 The Indigenous Arts, 1901-1941
- Part 5 A Cosmopolitan Culture
- Chapter 12 The Recovery of American Ideals, 1954-1965
- Chapter 13 The Primacy of Foreign Policy, 1941-1977
- Chapter 14 A Culture of Outsiders, 1943-1958
- Chapter 15 The Conservative Hegemony, 1969-1992
- Chapter -bm1 Bibliographical Essay
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