American Culture

Reducere. Millions of Americans take the Bible at its word and turn to like-minded local ministers and TV preachers, periodicals and paperbacks for help in f...

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This modern classic by one of our leading scholars seeks to explain the values prevalent in today's mass culture by tracing them back to their root...

Reducere. The Columbus Affair engages in the intellectual, crisscrossing zigzag of a quagmire that is the Columbus Affair and hence demonstrates the major co...

Reducere. Koritha Mitchell analyzes canonical texts by and about African American women to lay bare the hostility these women face as they invest in traditio...

Reducere. A rich potpourri of articles and paintings on Gullah art, history, fiction, recipes, and language along with social commentary which clarifies the ...

Publisher: American Occupational TherapyNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 282 x 218 x 34Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(...

In Covid-19 and the Transformation of American Society, the first book-length consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic's implications, noted sociolog...

Examines American screen culture and its power to create and sustain values. Looking specifically at the ways in which nostalgia colours the vision...

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Reducere. Adult Coloring Book - Beautiful IllustrationsNative American Coloring Book for Adults - Color Native American Symbols, People, AnimalsA beautiful a...

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Everyday Movies documents the twentieth-century rise of portable film projectors. It demonstrates that since World War II, the vast majority of mov...

Reducere. From Kelly J. Baker, author of the INDIE-award-winning Sexism Ed, comes an account of how the U.S. fascination with zombie apocalypses has shaped A...

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Reducere. Each life is fascinating in its own right, and each is used to brightly illuminate the historical context.

Reducere. In Young, Black, Rich, and Famous, Todd Boyd chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1...

This compelling look at the wellsprings of cultural vitality during one of the most dehumanizing experiences in history provides a fresh perspectiv...

Reducere. In the early nineteenth century, Protestant missionaries promoted the translation of evangelical hymns into the Ojibwe language, regarding this mus...

The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw both the consolidation of American print culture and the establishment of an African American literary ...

Reducere. The sheer diversity of the Asian American populace makes them an ambiguous racial category. Indeed, the 2010 U.S. Census lists twenty-four Asian-et...

Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understa...

DescriptionA fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation indust...

DescriptionIn this edited collection, Gioia Woods and her contributors bring together histories, biographies, close readings, and theories about th...

Reducere. This wide-ranging archive, capturing more than four centuries of African American history and culture in one essential volume, is at once poignant,...

Reducere. From Major League Baseball's inception in the 1880s through World War II, team owners enjoyed monopolistic control of the industry. Despite the pla...

Reducere. Gnostic America is a reading of current American culture, politics, and religious life according to the ancient movement known as Gnosticism. In it...

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: the...

The collection explores the various, often conflicting representations of the war offered by US writers, artists, intellectuals, and political figu...

This book is for students and instructors of American literature and culture. It features two dozen scholarly essays on different aspects of the th...

This book introduces readers to key developments in gender studies and American literary criticism, offers new readings of literary conventions and...

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Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. All family names that still adorn buildings, streets and charity foundations. While the men blazed across A...

For many Americans of both right and left political persuasions, the Russian bear is more of a bugbear. On the right, the country is still mentally...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe Little Melting Pot of America books are a fantastic way to introduce children to their own, as well as others' heritage / culture / ...

At 1: 27 on the morning of August 4, 2005, Herbert Manes fatally stabbed Robert Monroe, known as Shorty, in a dispute over five dollars. It was a h...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Hopi *Includes ...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures of important people, places, and art. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Sometimes I go about in pity for...

DescriptionLiz Skilton's innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wid...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures of Anasazi art, artifacts, and ruins. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Anasazi *...

In this pioneering work of cultural history, historian Anthony Harkins argues that the hillbilly-in his various guises of "briar hopper, " "brush a...

DescriptionA finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book Bloomberg Best Book of 2018 The N...

Reducere. DescriptionThe second edition of Popular Culture in American Historyupdates the text for a contemporary readership and exploresacademic development...

The place of women's rights in African American public culture has been an enduring question, one that has long engaged activists, commentators, an...

This historical study shows how the peach emerged as a viable commodity precisely when the South was desperate for an improved reputation. The book...

Reducere. Zombie stories are peculiarly American, as the creature was born in the New World and functions as a reminder of the atrocities of colonialism and ...

Reducere. DescriptionFifty years ago, John Steinbeck's now classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, captured the epic story of an Oklahoma farm family driven west...

Reducere. Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history....

Reducere. *Includes pictures depicting important Iroquois leaders and art. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded...

Reducere. *Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the Shawnee's role in colonial history and Tecumseh's life and legacy. *Explains the o...

Reducere. DescriptionInvite Your Children To Enjoy The Rich And Beautiful Culture Of African American Muslims. Bashirah And The Amazing Bean Pie Shares A Fan...

Reducere. In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably,...

Reducere. Rita Hayworth: From American Love Goddess to the Face of Alzheimer's is a tribute to an actress who epitomized glamour and beauty during the 20th c...

Reducere. Movie audiences seem drawn, almost compelled, toward tales of the horrific and the repulsive. Partly because horror continues to evolve radically--...

Reducere. The aftermath of Japan's 1945 military defeat left its public institutions in a state of deep crisis; virtually every major source of state legitim...

Reducere. A strong sense of unity and tradition frames a fascinating history of Manchester, New Hampshire's Franco-American community. Author Robert B. Perre...

Providing useful definitions of respect in terms that are easily understood by youngsters, this picture book expresses the importance of valuing ad...

DescriptionSins of Our Masonic Fathers offers a broad but thorough analysis of various historical aspects of Freemasonry as it unfolded in the Unit...

DescriptionNative American religion and philosophy has always been recognized as highly spiritual and profound. Arthur C. Parker, Freemason, archae...

DescriptionThroughout his prolific career, John Mellencamp has performed more than twenty Top 40 hits, has been nominated for thirteen Grammy Award...

Reducere. From what we eat and wear to how we spend our money and our leisure time, Americans have developed a unique culture that binds us together despite ...

Reducere. In the early 1970s, the federal government began recognizing self-determination for American Indian nations. As sovereign entities, Indian nations ...

DescriptionIn this "urgently relevant"* collection featuring the landmark essay "The Case for Reparations, " the National Book Award-winning author...

Winner, American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation, 2012Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cu...

The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics"Latinx" (pronounced "La-teen-ex") is the gender-neutral term that covers one of the larg...

Reducere. An emerging cult classic about America's cultural meltdown--and a surprising solution. A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dayna Bowen MatthewJust Medicine offers us a new, effective, and innovative plan to regulate implicit biases and eliminate ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Paul K. LongmoreEditor: Lauri UmanskyDisability has always been a preoccupation of American society and culture. From anteb...