From the beginning, what has given our culture its distinctivetexture, pattern, and thrust, according to Michael Kammen, is the dynamic interaction of the imported and the indigenous. He shows how, during the years of colonization, some ideas and institutions were transferred virtually intact from Britain, while, simultaneously, others were being transformed in the New World. As he unravels the tangled origins of our culture, he makes us see that unresolved contradictions in the American experience have created our national style. Puritanical and hedonistic, idealistic and materialistic, peace-loving and war-mongering: these opposing strands go back to the genesis of our history.
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From the beginning, what has given our culture its distinctivetexture, pattern, and thrust, according to Michael Kammen, is the dynamic interaction of the imported and the indigenous. He shows how, during the years of colonization, some ideas and institutions were transferred virtually intact from Britain, while, simultaneously, others were being transformed in the New World. As he unravels the tangled origins of our culture, he makes us see that unresolved contradictions in the American experience have created our national style. Puritanical and hedonistic, idealistic and materialistic, peace-loving and war-mongering: these opposing strands go back to the genesis of our history.
Imprint | Cornell University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 1990 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 1990 |
Authors | Michael Kammen |
Dimensions | 203 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade / Trade |
Pages | 368 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8014-9755-1 |
Barcode | 9780801497551 |
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LSN | 0-8014-9755-8 |