Making America: The Society & Culture of the United States

Making America: The Society & Culture of the United States
ISBN-10
0807843709
ISBN-13
9780807843703
Series
Making America
Category
Social Science
Pages
554
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
UNC Press Books
Author
Luther S. Luedtke

Description

In this richly interdisciplinary work twenty-eight of the nation's leading critics and scholars offer a comprehensive exploration of American society and culture. Each outstanding in his or her own field, the contributors address "America" from a diversit

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