American cultural studies: an introduction to American culture

New beginnings: American culture and identity -- Ethnicity and immigration: between many worlds -- African Americans: "I don't sing other people's voices" -- In God we trust?: religion in American life -- Approaches to regionalism: the west and the south -- The American city: "the old knot of contrariety" -- Gender and sexuality: "to break the old circuits" -- Representing youth: outside the sunken nursery -- The spread of freedom -- The transmission of American culture

Praise for previous editions:'Something of a godsend ... as a teaching resource this book is second to none ... achieves levels of multiplicity rarely, if ever, reached by others.' - Borderlines: Studies in American CultureThis third edition of American Cultural Studies has been updated throughout to take into account the developments of the last six years, providing an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and explores how these themes can be interpreted.Chapters in the book discuss the various aspects of American