American Niceness
- ISBN-10
- 0674976495
- ISBN-13
- 9780674976498
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-08-14
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Carrie Tirado BRAMEN
Description
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraphs -- Contents -- Introduction: American Niceness and the Democratic Personality -- 1. Indian Giving and the Dangers of Hospitality -- 2. Southern Niceness and the Slave's Smile -- 3. The Christology of Niceness -- 4. Feminine Niceness -- 5. The Likable Empire from Plymouth Rock to the Philippines -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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