Vampires and the Making of the United States in the Twenty-Fi... - 9781032251394

Vampires and the Making of the United States in the Twenty-First CenturyAuthor(s): Simon Bacon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032251394, 978-1032251394\nSynopsis\nVampires and the Making of the United States in the Twenty-First Century offers a unique and multifaceted study of how vampires on screen have shaped America and how specific environments here have shaped their vampires.\n\nExamining the figure of the vampire within the framework of uniquely American environments both physical and immaterial the book delves into the questions relating to American geography, identity, racial and ethnic tensions, American colonial past and its urban and environmental history. With contributions from a diverse and international team of authors, the collection follows the vampire across the geographical and ideological landscape of the US to consider what cultural and historical environments have gone towards creating t.