Cultures Of The States

Author : Colin Woodard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101544457

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American Nations by Colin Woodard Pdf

An illuminating history of North America's eleven rival cultural regions that explodes the red state-blue state myth. North America was settled by people with distinct religious, political, and ethnographic characteristics, creating regional cultures that have been at odds with one another ever since. Subsequent immigrants didn't confront or assimilate into an “American” or “Canadian” culture, but rather into one of the eleven distinct regional ones that spread over the continent each staking out mutually exclusive territory. In American Nations, Colin Woodard leads us on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, and the rivalries and alliances between its component nations, which conform to neither state nor international boundaries. He illustrates and explains why “American” values vary sharply from one region to another. Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) reveals how intranational differences have played a pivotal role at every point in the continent's history, from the American Revolution and the Civil War to the tumultuous sixties and the "blue county/red county" maps of recent presidential elections. American Nations is a revolutionary and revelatory take on America's myriad identities and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and are molding our future.

Author : Robert Griffeth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008560453

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The City-state in Five Cultures by Robert Griffeth Pdf

Author : Ellen Koskoff
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 0415965888

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Music Cultures in the United States by Ellen Koskoff Pdf

'Music in the United States' is a basic textbook for any introduction to American music course. Each American music culture is covered with an introductory article and case studies of the featured culture.

Author : Amy Kaplan,Donald E. Pease
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0822314134

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Cultures of United States Imperialism by Amy Kaplan,Donald E. Pease Pdf

Cultures of United States Imperialism represents a major paradigm shift that will remap the field of American Studies. Pointing to a glaring blind spot in the basic premises of the study of American culture, leading critics and theorists in cultural studies, history, anthropology, and literature reveal the "denial of empire" at the heart of American Studies. Challenging traditional definitions and periodizations of imperialism, this volume shows how international relations reciprocally shape a dominant imperial culture at home and how imperial relations are enacted and contested within the United States. Drawing on a broad range of interpretive practices, these essays range across American history, from European representations of the New World to the mass media spectacle of the Persian Gulf War. The volume breaks down the boundary between the study of foreign relations and American culture to examine imperialism as an internal process of cultural appropriation and as an external struggle over international power. The contributors explore how the politics of continental and international expansion, conquest, and resistance have shaped the history of American culture just as much as the cultures of those it has dominated. By uncovering the dialectical relationship between American cultures and international relations, this collection demonstrates the necessity of analyzing imperialism as a political or economic process inseparable from the social relations and cultural representations of gender, race, ethnicity, and class at home. Contributors. Lynda Boose, Mary Yoko Brannen, Bill Brown, William Cain, Eric Cheyfitz, Vicente Diaz, Frederick Errington, Kevin Gaines, Deborah Gewertz, Donna Haraway, Susan Jeffords, Myra Jehlen, Amy Kaplan, Eric Lott, Walter Benn Michaels, Donald E. Pease, Vicente Rafael, Michael Rogin, José David Saldívar, Richard Slotkin, Doris Sommer, Gauri Viswanathan, Priscilla Wald, Kenneth Warren, Christopher P. Wilson

Author : Eugene Berger,Brian Parkinson,Larry Israel,Charlotte Miller,Andrew Reeves,Nadejda Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066540011

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World History by Eugene Berger,Brian Parkinson,Larry Israel,Charlotte Miller,Andrew Reeves,Nadejda Williams Pdf

Annotation World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

Author : Catherine Marshall,Douglas E. Mitchell,Frederick M. Wirt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Education
ISBN : 1850005028

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Culture and Education Policy in the American States by Catherine Marshall,Douglas E. Mitchell,Frederick M. Wirt Pdf

Using data from a comparative study of six state policy systems, this book explores alternative answers to the question of how educational policies are shaped by state-level political cultures in America. Questions about state education policy are transformed into cultural questions.

Author : Wilbur Zelinsky
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106010492947

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The Cultural Geography of the United States by Wilbur Zelinsky Pdf

Presenting the author's view of the role of geography in shaping the people and destiny of the US, this revised edition (1st ed., 1973) features a new chapter on the changes in American cultural patterns during the 1970s and 1980s and updated factual information.

Author : George Steinmetz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Culture
ISBN : UOM:39015046492388

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State/culture by George Steinmetz Pdf

What impact does culture have on state formation and public policy? How do states affect national and local cultures? The contributors to this volume re-examine the sociology of the state and historical processes of state formation in light of developments in cultural analysis.

Author : Gary Althen,Janet Bennett
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781931930963

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American Ways, Third Edition by Gary Althen,Janet Bennett Pdf

An exhaustive advice book for foreign visitors to the U.S. seeking to understand the motivations, attitudes, and actions of Americans.

Author : D. E. Daly
Publisher : 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781725321540

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Life and Culture in the United States and Canada by D. E. Daly Pdf

From the Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis tribes in Canada to modern-day immigrants from all across the globe, the North American continent is home to some of the most diverse peoples and cultures in the world. Through evocative full-color photographs, unique fact boxes, and accessible text, your readers will explore the ways this diversity has defined and helped strengthen Canada and the United States.

Author : John L. Brooke,Julia C. Strauss,Greg Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108416535

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State Formations by John L. Brooke,Julia C. Strauss,Greg Anderson Pdf

Uses modernist and postmodernist theoretical perspectives to examine the formation and reformation of states throughout history and around the globe.

Author : Benjamin F. Shearer
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : United States
ISBN : 0313338779

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Culture and Customs of the United States: Culture by Benjamin F. Shearer Pdf

American life and culture is truly unique in that it was born from many other cultures around the world. When immigrants migrated to the Land of Opportunity, they brought with them pieces of their own heritage: foods, religions, holidays, festivals, music, and art, just to name a few. Through time, these customs have developed into what we now know as American life. Explore how even within the US, various cultures and customs differ from New England to the Midwest to the Pacific. Discover how many religions are practiced all over the country, and how each sect differs in its celebration. Learn how gender plays an important role in American society, and how things have changed and progressed in the past century. Readers will learn about American holidays-religious, federal, and even those fabricated by Hallmark and television Sports, leisure activities, and fashion also play a major role in American culture, as discussed in this all-encompassing work. Discover how American cuisine has evolved from other cultures, such as Italian, Greek, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, and West Africa, and how each region has its own indigenous dishes, including New England clam chowder, Southern jambalaya, and Mid-western lutefisk. Contemporary and classic literature is also discussed, along with the evolution of poetry. Readers will learn about the development of mass media, as well as the growth of cinema and films from the first silent film to today's popular blockbuster trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean. Music and dance are also discussed in detail, covering the New York Philharmonic to Woodstock. Contemporary art and architecture is discussed as well as types of housing across all the regions of theU.S. This unique two-volume addition to the Culture and Customs of the World series gives high school students, both national and international, the chance to examine the United States from the outside in. The mosaic of American culture comes to life in this expansive yet detailed study of what makes the United States a complex blend of customs and traditions. Each volume in this comprehensive two-volume study offers chapters that detail how American life was born and how it has grown, covering the history of customs as well as how traditions are now celebrated in New England, the South, the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. Narrative chapters include the following: Volume 1: Customs and Society BLThe Land, the People, the Past, the Present BLRelgion and Thought BLGender, Marriage, Family, and Education BLHolidays and Leisure Volume 2: Culture BLCuisine and Fashion BLLiterature BLMedia and Cinema BLPerforming Arts BLArt, Architecture, and Housing

Author : Jack Rimmel Frymier,Arliss L. Roaden
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081084768X

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Cultures of the States by Jack Rimmel Frymier,Arliss L. Roaden Pdf

Cultures of the States: How Effective Are State Governments? is a study of the effectiveness of states in the United States in dealing with governance problems. It includes a summary ranking of all states and problems profile for each state on 15 governance factors, plus a database of more than 700 tables of statistical information in which every state is ranked on each of the 700 variables, along with a historical interpretation.

Author : Joel Spring
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351226295

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The Intersection of Cultures by Joel Spring Pdf

The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy, Fourth Edition offers a unique, problem-solving approach to the complex issues involved in educating culturally and linguistically diverse students. Perfect for any course devoted wholly or in part to the study of multicultural education, this text addresses a wealth of topics. A particular focus in this edition is the current global migration of peoples, and the tension between local and global cultures. Part One, Multiculturalism, includes chapters on cultural differences and schooling, dominated cultures, and immigrant cultures. Chapters in Part Two, Cultural Frames of Reference, address monoculturalism, biculturalism, and ethnic identity; multicultural minds; history, gender, and social class; and the intersection of school culture with dominated and immigrant cultures. Part Three, Perspectives on Teaching Multicultural Education, includes chapters on teaching about racism; teaching about sexism; and teaching to protect and preserve cultures. All chapters include model multicultural lessons for elementary through college classes. These lessons serve a dual function—first, they can be used to help teach the content of the chapter, and second, elementary, middle school, and high school teachers can use these lessons in their own classes. Each chapter concludes with a “Personal Frames of References” section designed to engage students in relating multiculturalism to their own lives. New in the Fourth Edition: *cultural differences in ways of seeing, knowing, and interrelating with the world; *recent research findings from cross cultural psychology and the psychology of immigration; and *methods for educating “multicultural minds”.

Author : Lane Crothers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0742566838

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Globalization and American Popular Culture by Lane Crothers Pdf

A third edition of this book is now available. Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this concise and insightful book explores the ways American popular products such as movies, music, television programs, fast food, sports, and even clothing styles have molded and continue to influence modern globalization. Lane Crothers offers a thoughtful examination of both the appeal of American products worldwide and the fear and rejection they induce in many people and nations around the world. Concluding with a projection of the future impact of American popular culture, this book makes a powerful argument for its central role in shaping global politics and economic development.