Myths That Made America : : an Introduction to American Studies / / Heike Paul.
This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of discovery, the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Fo...
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| Superior document: | American studies ; v. 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bielefeld, Germany : : Transcript Verlag,, 2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Christopher Columbus and the Myth of 'Discovery'
- Pocahontas and the Myth of Transatlantic Love
- Pilgrims and Puritans and the Myth of the Promised Land
- American Independence and the Myth of the Founding Fathers
- E Pluribus Unum? The Myth of the Melting Pot
- Agrarianism, Expansionism, and the Myth of the American West
- Expressive Individualism and the Myth of the Self-Made Man.