Surface and depth : the quest for legibility in American culture /
The idea of a common American culture is in retreat; arguments emphasizing difference have discredited the grand synthetic studies that marginalized groups and perspectives at odds with the master narrative. This work is an attempt to revitalize an interpretive overview.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The idea of a common American culture is in retreat; arguments emphasizing difference have discredited the grand synthetic studies that marginalized groups and perspectives at odds with the master narrative. This work is an attempt to revitalize an interpretive overview. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 217 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198035879 019803587X 0195157761 9780195157765 1280502770 9781280502774 9780199787784 0199787786 0195185544 9780195185546 |