Uses of variety, the: modern americanism and the quest for national distinctiveness
Auteur :
Bramen, Carrie Tirado
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674003088
Date de publication :
15 févr. 2001
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
762 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Amid the excesses of the Gilded Age, variety became for Americans a sign of national progress and development. Bramen pursues this idea through the works of regional and cosmopolitan writers, journalists, theologians, and politicians who rewrote the narrative of American exceptionalism through a celebration of variety.