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America remains a rich and rewarding subject of popular imagination. This book is an introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America. Richard Horwitz, one of the intellectual and organizational leaders in the American studies field, has compiled the definitive anthology on this topic.
Filled with imaginative selections, this book contains essays, plays, songs, comedy, legal documents, speeches, and poems. The writings include both international and domestic works by a rich variety of authors whose words echo important American themes. Collectively, the anthology identifies the ways in which these many observers have attempted to characterize America.
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A rich and rewarding subject of popular imagination, the United States is compellingly portrayed in this first anthology designed specifically for American studies courses. Offering an indispensable introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America, leading scholar Richard Horwitz has compiled the definitive anthology for American studies and American culture courses. Brimming with imaginative selections, the reader contains essays, plays, songs, comedy, legal documents, speeches, and poems by a rich array of authors-both domestic and international-whose writings echo recurring American themes. Horwitz's insightful introduction and headnotes seamlessly guide the reader to an understanding of both America and American studies.
Synopsis
America remains a rich and rewarding subject of popular imagination. This new book-the first anthology designed specifically for American studies courses-is an introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America. Richard Horwitz, one