Robert M. Crunden

A Brief History of American Culture (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317478270
• Artikelnr.: 42682148

Autorenporträt

Robert M. Crunden

Inhaltsangabe

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