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26 produkter
Origins of the American Constitution
A Documentary History
Häftad, 1986
310 kr
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THIS READER WILL PROVIDE A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE CREATING AND SHAPING OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. KAMMEN WILL TELL THE STORY OF THE CONSTITU- TION THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS THAT INFLUENCED AND INTERPRETED IT; THE POLITICAL PAMPHLETS, WHERE MANY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES WERE FIRST ADDRESSED, …
The Lively Arts
Gilbert Seldes and the Transformation of Cultural Criticism in the United States
Inbunden, 1996
628 kr
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He was a friend of James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, e.e. cummings, John Dos Passos, Irving Berlin, and F. Scott Fitzgerald--and the enemy of Ezra Pound, H.L. Mencken, and Ernest Hemingway. He was so influential a critic that Edmund Wilson declared that he had played a leading role in the "liquidation of …
Colonial New York
A History
Häftad, 1996
519 kr
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Today, New York stands as the stronghold of American culture, business, and idealism. Its size, influence, and multicultural design mark it as the corner-stone of our country. The rich and varied history of early New York would seem to present a fertile topic for investigation to those interested …
Lively Arts
Gilbert Seldes and the Transformation of Cultural Criticism in the United States
E-bok, 1996
338 kr
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He was a friend of James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, e.e. cummings, John Dos Passos, Irving Berlin, and F. Scott Fitzgerald--and the enemy of Ezra Pound, H.L. Mencken, and Ernest Hemingway. He was so influential a critic that Edmund Wilson declared that he had played a leading role in the "liquidation of …
In the Past Lane
Historical Perspectives on American Culture
E-bok, 1999
869 kr
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Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his People of Paradox (1973), and the Francis Parkman Prize for A Machine That Would Go of Itself (1987), Michael Kammen is widely regarded as one of our most important, and most diversely talented, cultural historians. David Brion Davis has said of him that "no other …
Digging Up the Dead
A History of Notable American Reburials
Häftad, 2011
210 kr
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With "Digging Up the Dead", Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Michael Kammen reveals a treasure trove of fascinating, surprising, and occasionally gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites of such figures as Sitting Bull, John …
Meadows of Memory
Images of Time and Tradition in American Art and Culture
Häftad, 1992
280 kr
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"History painting," for many people, conjures up Washington Crossing the Delaware and other paintings of heroic historical events. But history has made its way into considerably more American art than such obvious examples, in the view of Michael Kammen. In three thought-provoking and innovative …
Visual Shock
A History of Art Controversies in American Culture
E-bok, 2009
75 kr
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In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America’s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. …
Mystic Chords of Memory
The Transformation of Tradition in American Culture
E-bok, 2011
193 kr
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Mystic Chords of Memory "Illustrated with hundreds of well-chosen anecdotes and minute observations . . . Kammen is a demon researcher who seems to have mined his nuggets from the entire corpus of American cultural history . . . insightful and sardonic." — Washington Post Book World In this …
People of Paradox
E-bok, 2012
245 kr
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In this major interpretive work Mr. Kammen argues that most attempt to understand America’s history and culture have minimized its complexity, and he demonstrates that, from our beginnings, what has given our culture its distinctive texture, pattern, and thrust is the dynamic interaction of the …
American Culture, American Tastes
Social Change and the 20th Century
E-bok, 2012
235 kr
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Americans have a long history of public arguments about taste, the uses of leisure, and what is culturally appropriate in a democracy that has a strong work ethic. Michael Kammen surveys these debates as well as our changing taste preferences, especially in the past century, and the shifting …
Rope of Sand
E-bok, 2012
240 kr
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During the twenty years before the American Revolution, thirty-seven men acted as paid agent or lobbyists for the American colonies in England. The most famous among them were Benjamin Franklin, who represented four different colonies and served for seventeen years as agenet for Pennsylvania, and …
Society, Freedom, and Conscience
Av Jack P. Greene, Richard L. Bushman m. fl.
Häftad, 1977
300 kr
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American Culture, American Tastes Social Change and the 20th Century
Häftad, 2000
418 kr
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People of Paradox
An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization
Häftad, 1990
312 kr
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From the beginning, what has given our culture its distinctive texture, pattern, and thrust, according to Michael Kammen, is the dynamic interaction of the imported and the indigenous. He shows how, during the years of colonization, some ideas and institutions were transferred virtually intact from …
Glorious Revolution in America
Documents on the Colonial Crisis of 1689
Av Michael G. Hall, Lawrence H. Leder m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
587 kr
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England's Glorious Revolution of 1688 created a major crisis among the British colonies in America. Following news of the English Revolution, a series of rebellions and insurrections erupted in colonial America from Massachusetts to Carolina. Although the upheavals of 1689 were sparked by local …
Machine That Would Go of Itself
The Constitution in American Culture
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
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In this volume, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen explores the U.S. Constitution's place in the public consciousness and its role as a symbol in American life, from ratification in 1788 to our own time. As he examines what the Constitution has meant to the American people (perceptions …
Machine That Would Go of Itself
The Constitution in American Culture
E-bok, 2017
820 kr
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In this volume, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen explores the U.S. Constitution''s place in the public consciousness and its role as a symbol in American life, from ratification in 1788 to our own time. As he examines what the Constitution has meant to the American people …
Machine That Would Go of Itself
The Constitution in American Culture
E-bok, 2017
820 kr
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In this volume, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen explores the U.S. Constitution''s place in the public consciousness and its role as a symbol in American life, from ratification in 1788 to our own time. As he examines what the Constitution has meant to the American people …
Machine That Would Go of Itself
The Constitution in American Culture
Häftad, 2006
762 kr
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In this volume, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Michael Kammen explores the U.S. Constitution's place in the public consciousness and its role as a symbol in American life, from ratification in 1788 to our own time. As he examines what the Constitution has meant to the American people (perceptions …
Time to Every Purpose
The Four Seasons in American Culture
E-bok, 2015
598 kr
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In artworks from a mosaic by Marc Chagall to schoolchildren''s paintings, in writings from Susan Fenimore Cooper to Annie Dillard, and in diverse print sources from family genealogical registers to seed catalogs, the four seasons appear and reappear as a theme in American culture. In this richly …
Spheres of Liberty
Changing Perceptions of Liberty in American Culture
Häftad, 2001
399 kr
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Liberty, one of the most consequential words in our language, is one of the most treasured concepts in American thought--and one of the most intensely debated. Its meaning is constantly shifting, changing not only from one culture to another but also, over time, within the same culture. No two …
Glorious Revolution in America
Documents on the Colonial Crisis of 1689
Av Michael Kammen, Lawrence H. Leder m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
410 kr
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England’s Glorious Revolution of 1688 created a major crisis among the British colonies in America. Following news of the English Revolution, a series of rebellions and insurrections erupted in colonial America from Massachusetts to Carolina. Although the upheavals of 1689 were sparked by local …
Digging Up the Dead
A History of Notable American Reburials
Inbunden, 2010
254 kr
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With "Digging Up the Dead", Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Michael Kammen reveals a treasure trove of fascinating, surprising, and occasionally gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites of such figures as Sitting Bull, John …
Sovereignty and Liberty
Constitutional Discourse in American Culture
Inbunden, 1989
188 kr
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