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Essays by historians, commentators, and writers--including Stan Katz, Sam Roberts, Anna Quindlen--in a celebration of America that combines more than ... More

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Margaret Mead wrote this comprehensive sketch of the culture of the United States -- the first since de Tocqueville -- in 1942 at the beginning of ... More

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First published in 1985, "Habits of the Heart" continues to be one of the most discussed interpretations of how religion contributes to and detracts ... More

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In a convincing indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society--violence, ... More

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Seeking to determine precisely what it means to be an American, John Harmon McElroy compares the cultural history of the United States with the ... More

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Americans are the inheritors of a sense of limitless possibilities raised to think in the future tense. The author takes a serious and comic look at ... More

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From Thomas Jefferson to Lewis Mumford, from Henry David Thoreau to the hippies of the 1960s, advocates of the simple life have formed a diverse ... More

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Reminiscent of de Tocqueville's perspective on 19th-century America, Kim's work takes an Eastern view of American culture and places it in the ... More

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French historian Alexis de Tocqueville observed that the conflict between the ideals of individualism and community defines American culture. In this ... More

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Is the United States a nation of materialistic loners whose politics are dictated by ethnic, racial, religious, or sexual identities? This is what ... More

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A rich, thought-provoking exploration of America's quintessential values, institutions, and challenges, by the nation's top scholars

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"How the Fringe Became Mainstream" is the first collection dedicated to the quirky, offbeat aspects of American popular culture that people have ... More

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This text shows how American identity has been forged from the diverse ethnic elements - African, Indian, European and others - of its founding ... More

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In this lavishly illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Steven Lubar and Kathleen M. Kendrick tell the stories ... More

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