Making America: The Society & Culture of the United States, Volumul 2Luther S. Luedtke University of North Carolina Press, 1992 - 554 pagini In this richly interdisciplinary work twenty-eight of the nation's leading critics and scholars offer a comprehensive exploration of American society and culture. Each outstanding in his or her own field, the contributors address "America" from a diversity of disciplines, personal histories, regions, and political perspectives. Making America is a dynamic account of the American experience, from matters of landscape, immigration, and urbanization; to manners, literature, and the arts; social organization and values; religion, science, philosophy, and law. An introduction and twenty-six skillfully written chapters combine historical developments with critical analyses in a broad portrait of the United States. Taken in sequence, the essays will provoke readers to experience the still-evolving society and complex cultures of the American people. Since the chapters are equally valuable when considered individually, the construction of this volume also encourages selective reading. Refreshingly accessible, Making America is essential for students and scholars across the field of American Studies and for general readers concerned with cultural literacy. Each chapter includes an extensive descriptive bibliography for those who wish to explore particular topics in more depth. In addition, a fine selection of maps, paintings, and photographs illustrate the intricate structure of American life. |
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... sense of having used up a moment of possibility that will never come again — a sense of having betrayed the promises of our past . The Ameri- can Crusoe has never functioned with mere impunity , and this phenomenon helps explain the ...
... sense of having used up a moment of possibility that will never come again — a sense of having betrayed the promises of our past . The Ameri- can Crusoe has never functioned with mere impunity , and this phenomenon helps explain the ...
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... sense of mission not known in what today is called tribal religion . It is the character of tribal religion to be tied to particular places and people . This hill , this tree , this set of people have a story , but there is no need to ...
... sense of mission not known in what today is called tribal religion . It is the character of tribal religion to be tied to particular places and people . This hill , this tree , this set of people have a story , but there is no need to ...
Pagina 436
... sense , " for example , every event has a cause , so that far from being passive the mind plays an active role in perception . In the moral realm , the Scots argued for an innate moral sense through which man perceives the moral ...
... sense , " for example , every event has a cause , so that far from being passive the mind plays an active role in perception . In the moral realm , the Scots argued for an innate moral sense through which man perceives the moral ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PART ONE BUILDING A NATION | 35 |
Americas Natural Landscapes | 41 |
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