The discipline of American studies was established in the early days of World War II and drew on the myth of American exceptionalism. Now that the so-called Ame
"In One eloquent essay after another, some of the wisest historians of our time write American history in a grand cosmopolitan context. From the era of discover
The essays collected here offer a comparative, multilingual, or multisited approach to ideas and representations of America. The contributors explore unexpected
Looking beyond broad theories of globalization, this volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern United States. Eighteen essays a
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