American cultural studies : an introduction to American culture
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American cultural studies : an introduction to American culture
Routledge, 2012
3rd ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Praise for previous editions:
'Something of a godsend ... as a teaching resource this book is second to none ... achieves levels of multiplicity rarely, if ever, reached by others.' - Borderlines: Studies in American Culture
This third edition of American Cultural Studies has been updated throughout to take into account the developments of the last six years, providing an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and explores how these themes can be interpreted.
Chapters in the book discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality, and regionalism. Updates and revisions include:
discussion of Barack Obama's rise to power and the end of the `Bush Years'
consideration of `Hemispheric American Studies' and the increasing debates about globalisation and the role of the USA
up-to-date case-studies, such as The Wire and Nurse Jackie,
more on suburbia, the Mexican-border crossing, the Twilight phenomena etc
updated further-reading lists.Accompanying website.
American Cultural Studies is a core text and an accessible introduction to the interdisciplinary study of American culture.
Table of Contents
List of Plates. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. New Beginnings: American Culture and Identity 2. Ethnicity and Immigration: Between Many Worlds 3. African Americans: 'I Don't Sing Other People's Voices' 4. In God we Trust?: Religion in American Life 5. Approaches to Regionalism: the West and the South 6. The American City: 'the Old Knot of Contrariety' 7. Gender and Sexuality: 'to break the old circuits' 8. Representing Youth: Outside the Sunken Nursery 9. The Spread of Freedom 10. The Transmission of American Culture. Index
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