2001, ISBN: 9783837614855

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Transcript Verlag], Neuware - This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still d… Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Transcript Verlag], Neuware - 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 Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man.The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building., DE, [SC: 2.99], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 225x148x31 mm, 450, [GW: 695g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

ISBN: 9783837614855

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. … Mehr…

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 Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man.The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, Core >1<

2014, ISBN: 3837614859

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. … Mehr…

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 Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man. The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building. Media Buch, 450 Seiten, Media > Books, Transcript Verlag, 2014<

2014, ISBN: 3837614859

Kartoniert / Broschiert Amerika (Erdteil), Geschichte / Kulturgeschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Cultural Studies, Kulturwissenschaften, Wissenschaft / Kulturwissenschaften, Literaturwissensc… Mehr…

Kartoniert / Broschiert Amerika (Erdteil), Geschichte / Kulturgeschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Cultural Studies, Kulturwissenschaften, Wissenschaft / Kulturwissenschaften, Literaturwissenschaft, USA / Geschichte (bis 1945), Populärkultur, Trivialkultur, Britannien, Brite, Britisch, Großbritannien, Großbritannien / Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft, Recht, Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein, Amerikanische Geschichte, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Irland, Englisch, America; American History; American Studies; Cultural Studies; Culture; History; Introduction; Literature; Myth, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Transcript Verlag; transcript]<