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Author: Renate von Bardeleben Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN: Category : American literature Languages : en Pages : 442
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Der vorliegende Band ist Gustav H. Blanke, Professor emeritus für Anglistik und Amerikanistik an der Universität Mainz, Fachbereich Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft in Germersheim, von Freunden, Kollegen und Schülern zu seinem 75. Geburtstag gewidmet. In 24 Beiträgen deutscher und amerikanischer Forscher und Forscherinnen werden Haupt- und Nebenströmungen der amerikanischen Kultur unter Einschluß der transatlantischen Beziehungen behandelt. Die Aufsätze umfassen den Zeitraum vom 17. bis 20. Jahrhundert und erörtern literarische, historische, sprach- und kulturwissenschaftliche Fragestellungen.
Author: Renate von Bardeleben Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN: Category : American literature Languages : en Pages : 442
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Der vorliegende Band ist Gustav H. Blanke, Professor emeritus für Anglistik und Amerikanistik an der Universität Mainz, Fachbereich Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft in Germersheim, von Freunden, Kollegen und Schülern zu seinem 75. Geburtstag gewidmet. In 24 Beiträgen deutscher und amerikanischer Forscher und Forscherinnen werden Haupt- und Nebenströmungen der amerikanischen Kultur unter Einschluß der transatlantischen Beziehungen behandelt. Die Aufsätze umfassen den Zeitraum vom 17. bis 20. Jahrhundert und erörtern literarische, historische, sprach- und kulturwissenschaftliche Fragestellungen.
Author: William Wyckoff Publisher: University of Washington Press ISBN: 0295805374 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 441
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From deserts to ghost towns, from national forests to California bungalows, many of the features of the western American landscape are well known to residents and travelers alike. But in How to Read the American West, William Wyckoff introduces readers anew to these familiar landscapes. A geographer and an accomplished photographer, Wyckoff offers a fresh perspective on the natural and human history of the American West and encourages readers to discover that history has shaped the places where people live, work, and visit. This innovative field guide includes stories, photographs, maps, and diagrams on a hundred landscape features across the American West. Features are grouped according to type, such as natural landscapes, farms and ranches, places of special cultural identity, and cities and suburbs. Unlike the geographic organization of a traditional guidebook, Wyckoff's field guide draws attention to the connections and the differences between and among places. Emphasizing features that recur from one part of the region to another, the guide takes readers on an exploration of the eleven western states with trips into their natural and cultural character. How to Read the American West is an ideal traveling companion on the main roads and byways in the West, providing unexpected insights into the landscapes you see out your car window. It is also a wonderful source for armchair travelers and people who live in the West who want to learn more about the modern West, how it came to be, and how it may change in the years to come. Showcasing the everyday alongside the exceptional, Wyckoff demonstrates how asking new questions about the landscapes of the West can let us see our surroundings more clearly, helping us make informed and thoughtful decisions about their stewardship in the twenty-first century. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYSmp5gZ4-I
Author: Simon J. Bronner Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813182743 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 369
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America stocks its shelves with mass-produced goods but fills its imagination with handmade folk objects. In Pennsylvania, the "back to the city" housing movement causes a conflict of cultures. In Indiana, an old tradition of butchering turtles for church picnics evokes both pride and loathing among residents. In New York, folk-art exhibits raise choruses of adoration and protest. These are a few of the examples Simon Bronner uses to illustrate the ways Americans physically and mentally grasp things. Bronner moves beyond the usual discussions of form and variety in America's folk material culture to explain historical influences on, and the social consequences of, channeling folk culture into a mass society.
Author: Publisher: Ideals Publications ISBN: 9780824940539 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 164
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Country lanes and covered bridges, old stone walls and the brilliant colors of autumn...northern New England offers untold treasures to the byway traveler.
Author: Ray Broadus Browne Publisher: Popular Press ISBN: 9780879728212 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 1030
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"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index
Author: Publisher: Government Printing Office ISBN: 9780160878503 Category : Historic preservation Languages : en Pages : 220
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"Federal Historic Preservation Laws" contains 24 Federal laws and portions of laws that pertain to the preservation of the nation's cultural heritage.
Author: Frank Hoffmann Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317788567 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 294
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Discover baseball's role in American society! Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond is a thoughtful look at baseball's impact on American society through the eyes of the game's foremost scholars, historians, and commentators. Edited by Dr. Edward J. Rielly, author of Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, the book examines how baseball and society intersect and interact, and how the quintessential American game reflects and affects American culture. Enlightening and entertaining, Baseball and American Culture presents a multidisciplinary perspective on baseball's involvement in virtually every important social development in the United Statespast and present. Baseball and American Culture examines baseball’s unique role as a sociological touchstone, presenting scholarly essays that explore the game as a microcosm for American societygood and bad. Topics include the struggle for racial equality, women’s role in society, immigration, management-labor conflicts, advertising, patriotism, religion, the limitations of baseball as a metaphor, and suicide. Contributing authors include Larry Moffi, author of This Side of Cooperstown: An Oral History of Major League Baseball in the 1950s and Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959, and a host of presenters to the 2001 Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, including Thomas Altherr, George Grella, Dave Ogden, Roberta Newman, Brian Carroll, Richard Puerzer, and the editor himself. Baseball and American Culture features 23 essays on this fascinating subject, including: On Fenway, Faith, and Fandom: A Red Sox Fan Reflects Baseball and Blacks: A Loss of Affinity, A Loss of Community The Hall of Fame and the American Mythology Writing Their Way Home: American Writers and Baseball God and the Diamond: The Born-Again Baseball Autobiography Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond is an essential read for baseball fans and historians, academics involved in sports literature and popular culture, and students of American society.
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