A Brief History of American Culture

by Crunden,Robert M.

• ISBN13: 9781563248658
• ISBN10: 1563248654
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-05-31
• Publisher: North Castle Books

Summary

"The discussion of each period is wide-ranging, analyzing movements and spotlighting major figures in politics and philosophy, law and literature, economics and education, jazz and journalism, science and civil rights. A readable, insightful overview of the underlying patterns that give shape to U.S. cultural history. Nonacademic readers will find Crunden's selective bibliographical essay helpful". -- Booklist

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Prologue: England at the End of the Sixteenth Century	p. xv
Boston, 1630-1776	p. 3
Philadelphia, 1740-1800	p. 27
Virginia, 1763-1815	p. 40
Cultural Nationalism, 1815-1865	p. 57
The Religious Pressures on Literature and Politics, 1815-1876	p. 76
The Defeat of the South and the Appeal of the West, 1815-1901	p. 98
From Darwinism to Progressivism, 1865-1917	p. 129
From Anti-Social Darwinism to Pragmatism, 1865-1917	p. 144
The Preconditions for Modern Art, 1865-1904	p. 159
The Reunion with Europe, 1901-1941	p. 185
The Indigenous Arts, 1901-1941	p. 206
The Recovery of American Ideals, 1954-1965	p. 237
The Primacy of Foreign Policy, 1941-1977	p. 252
A Culture of Outsiders, 1943-1958	p. 272
The Conservative Hegemony, 1969-1992	p. 291
Bibliographical Essay	p. 333
Index	p. 353
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