Author Description
Physical description; 352 pages illustrations 36 cm. Contents; Exploration's nation: the role of discovery in American history / William H. Goetzmann. -- A nation of nations: who are the Americans? / Nathan Glazer. -- Freedom and faith: spiritual attitudes of a new world / Martin E. Marty. -- Popular politics: the government of the people in action / Frank Freidel. -- Stages of enterprise: the business of America / W.W. Rostow. -- A changing federalism: American systems of laws and constitutions / Philip B. Kurland. -- Society, inequality, and manners: the new aristocracies of success / Walter Muir Whitehill. -- Teaching the nation: the development of American education / Marcus Cunliffe. -- New-world cities: architecture and townscape / Edmund N. Bacon. -- Entertainment arts: theater, music and film / Richard Schickel. -- Written words: the making of American literature / R.W.B. Lewis. -- Aesthetic America: the problem of reality / Harold Rosenberg. -- Missionary and world power: America's destiny in the twentieth century / Ernest R. May. Subjects; United States -- Civilization. Civilization. United States.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the multifaceted nature of American identity and cultural development throughout the twentieth century. Edited by historian Daniel J. Boorstin, the work compiles essays from various scholars to examine how specific institutions, social structures, and intellectual movements shaped the United States into a distinct global entity. The contributors utilize historical analysis and sociological observation to construct a comprehensive portrait of a nation defined by its unique approach to enterprise, governance, and artistic expression.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of American political systems and federalism
- Examination of cultural sectors including literature, architecture, and the arts
- Historical perspectives on education, religion, and business development
- Evaluations of American social stratification and manners
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on twentieth-century developments and does not provide an exhaustive chronological history of the colonial or early national periods.
- The analysis is limited to the specific thematic essays provided by the contributors and does not attempt to cover every facet of American daily life.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts frequently cite this collection as a useful interdisciplinary overview of American cultural history during a pivotal century. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which reflects the scholarly background of the contributing historians.
Page Count:
352
Publication Date:
1972-01-01
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill
ISBN-10:
0070064970
ISBN-13:
9780070064973
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