American Cultural History

A Very Short Introduction

De: Eric Avila

Narrado por: Tanya Eby

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: These are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history.

From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers; from the Blues to Andy Warhol; from dime novels to Disneyland, the history of American culture tells us how previous generations of Americans have imagined themselves, their nation, and their relationship to the world and its peoples.

This Very Short Introduction recounts the history of American culture and its creation by diverse social and ethnic groups. In doing so, it emphasizes the historic role of culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments. Across the lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as language, region, and religion, diverse Americans have forged a national culture with a global reach, inventing stories that have shaped a national identity and an American way of life.

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Good overview of culture in the US

This text examines emerging culture in th US and its conflicts from colonization through technological advancements to the politicized schism of today. Solidly informed and accessible with a generally neutral perspective.

Great Book Content but reader was unprepared

This is a great book, but just as I expect all the words to be spelled correctly in print, I’d wish for all the words to be pronounced correctly in an audible production—the mispronunciations are an unnecessary distraction in this audible version.

A very broad survey of American cultural history through the Very narrow lands of contemporary identity politics

My title says it all. It is a short book that covers a huge amount of terrain, all from the vantage point of political correctness and identity politics. Like so many other books published these days, if you’re on the left you’ll love it, And if you’re on the right you’ll hate it.