American Civilization
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- ENS204G Bandarísk menningarsaga.
Ensk lýsing:
The hugely successful American Civilization provides students of American Studies with the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment, government and politics, to religion, education, sports, media and the arts. Fully updated throughout, the seventh edition: covers recent events including the 2016 US election and 2017 presidential inauguration contains new commentary on key themes such as terrorist incidents and their effects on the national mood regarding immigration, rapidly changing energy politics, police racial profiling and the Black Lives Matter movement, and progress in legislation protecting the rights of the LGBT community covers all core American Studies topics at introductory level and contains essential historical background for American Studies students in the twenty-first century analyzes issues of gender, class, race, and minorities in America’s cosmopolitan population is accompanied by a fully updated and integrated companion website (www.
routledge. com/cw/mauk) featuring an interactive timeline, quiz questions, extensive references for further reading, links to key primary sources and advice for students on how to approach essay questions. Containing questions and terms for discussion, bibliographical references and websites at the end of each chapter and a new selection of color illustrations and case studies, this textbook is an essential resource for all students of American civilization, culture and society.
Lýsing:
The hugely successful American Civilization provides students of American Studies with the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment, government and politics, to religion, education, sports, media and the arts. Fully updated throughout, the seventh edition: covers recent events including the 2016 US election and 2017 presidential inauguration contains new commentary on key themes such as terrorist incidents and their effects on the national mood regarding immigration, rapidly changing energy politics, police racial profiling and the Black Lives Matter movement, and progress in legislation protecting the rights of the LGBT community covers all core American Studies topics at introductory level and contains essential historical background for American Studies students in the twenty-first century analyzes issues of gender, class, race, and minorities in America’s cosmopolitan population is accompanied by a fully updated and integrated companion website (www.
routledge. com/cw/mauk) featuring an interactive timeline, quiz questions, extensive references for further reading, links to key primary sources and advice for students on how to approach essay questions. Containing questions and terms for discussion, bibliographical references and websites at the end of each chapter and a new selection of color illustrations and case studies, this textbook is an essential resource for all students of American civilization, culture and society.
Annað
- Höfundar: David Mauk, John Oakland
- Útgáfa:7
- Útgáfudagur: 18-08-2017
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781351606240
- Print ISBN: 9781138631724
- ISBN 10: 1351606247
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Chronology of significant dates in American history
- 1 The American context
- Ethnic culture
- Religious culture
- Political-legal culture
- Economic culture
- Media culture
- Arts, sports and leisure cultures
- National identity
- Social and institutional change
- American attitudes to US society
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 2 The country
- Political ecology
- Natural resources, economic development and environmental concerns
- Climate
- The regions: cultural geography
- Native American cultural regions
- Cultural regions in the contemporary US: political geography
- Changing public attitudes: where do we go from here?
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 3 The people: settlement and immigration
- Mother of exiles
- Early encounters between Europeans and Native Americans
- The founders
- The first wave: colonial immigration, 1680–1776
- The second wave: the “old” immigrants, 1820–1890
- Settlement patterns and nativism
- The third wave: the “new” immigrants, 1890–1930
- A renewed immigration debate and immigration restriction
- Wartime policies and the search for principle in immigration policy
- The fourth wave: 1965 to the present
- Attitudes to immigrants: the contemporary debate
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 4 The people: women and minorities
- The reason for American women’s and minority history
- Women in America
- Native Americans
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans
- African Americans
- Asian Americans
- Latino Americans
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 5 Religious culture
- Religious history
- Contemporary US religion
- Church, state and politics
- Religion and education
- Attitudes to religion
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 6 Political institutions: the federal government
- Historical origins
- The constitutional framework
- The political parties
- The legislative branch
- The executive Branch
- Presidential elections
- Campaign financing
- Reform the system?
- The judicial branch
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 7 Political institutions: state and local government
- The place of state government in American federalism
- The evolution of state government and federalism in the US
- The structure of state government
- Local government
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 8 Foreign policy
- A nation apart? American attitudes to world affairs
- From neutrality to isolationism, 1776–1830
- From expansionism to imperialism, 1783–1914
- Isolationism and internationalism, 1914–1945
- The Cold War era, 1946–1992
- The sole superpower in the post-Cold War era and beyond
- The foreign policy establishment debate
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 9 The legal system
- Legal history
- The sources of US law
- The court system
- Federal and state court proceedings
- The legal profession
- Crime and punishment
- Attitudes to the legal system
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 10 The economy
- Economic history
- American economic liberalism: theory and practice
- Social class and economic inequality
- The contemporary economy
- Industry and manufacturing
- Service industries
- Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
- Environmental issues
- Financial and industrial institutionss
- Attitudes to the economic system
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 11 Social services
- Social services history
- The organization of contemporary social services
- Public social services
- The needy and the poverty line
- Voluntary services
- Healthcare
- Housing
- Attitudes to social services
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 12 Education
- American attitudes to education: high expectations
- American educational history
- Elementary and secondary schools
- Private elementary and secondary schools
- Higher education
- Recent problems and policy debates
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 13 The media
- Media history
- Freedom of the media
- The contemporary print media
- The contemporary broadcasting media
- The internet and new media sources
- Attitudes to the media
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- 14 Arts, sports and leisure cultures
- The arts
- Sports
- Leisure
- Exercises
- Further Reading
- Websites
- Appendices
- Declaration of Independence in Congress, July 4, 1776
- Constitution of the United States of America and amendments
- Index
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