American Cultural Studies

This much-needed update of "American Cultural Studies" has been updated throughout to take into account the developments of the last seven years and provides 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, and updates and revisions include: a new introduction engaging with current debates in the field; an all-new chapter on foreign policy; thorough discussion of globalization and Americanization; new case studies; and updated further-reading lists. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, previous edition did before, "American Cultural Studies" will become a staple text on the reading lists of all American studies students.

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Praise for the first edition: '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

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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

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