Myths That Made America an Introduction to American Studies

This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of discovery, the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2016: Backlist Collection funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Paul, Heike, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2014
Bielefeld, Germany : 2014.
Edición:1. Aufl
Colección:American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; v. 1.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Christopher Columbus and the Myth of 'Discovery'
  • Pocahontas and the Myth of Transatlantic Love
  • Pilgrims and Puritans and the Myth of the Promised Land
  • American Independence and the Myth of the Founding Fathers
  • E Pluribus Unum? The Myth of the Melting Pot
  • Agrarianism, Expansionism, and the Myth of the American West
  • Expressive Individualism and the Myth of the Self-Made Man.