American Culture - 9780415360937

American CultureAn Anthology\nAuthor(s): Anders Breidlid, Fredrik Chr. Brgger, Oyvind T. Gulliksen, Torbjorn Sirevag\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415360937, 978-0415360937\nSynopsis\nThis second edition of American Culture includes contemporary events and provides an introduction to American civilization. Extracts are taken from diverse sources such as political addresses, articles, interviews, oral histories and advertisements.\n\nEdited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, this book provides:\n\ntexts that introduce aspects of American society in a historical perspective\nprimary sources and images that can be used as the basis for illustration, analysis and discussion\nlinking text which stresses themes rather than offering a simple chronological survey.\n\nAmerican Culture brings together primary texts from 1600 to the .