A Brief History of American Culture [Paperback]

The discussion of each period is wide-ranging, analyzing movements and spotlighting major figures in politics and philosophy, law and literature, economics and education, jazz and journalism, science and civil rights. A readable, insightful overview of the underlying patterns that give shape to U.S. cultural history. Nonacademic readers will find Crunden's selective bibliographical essay helpful . -- BooklistComprising a comprehensive survey of American religion, politics, intellectual life, literature and the arts, from the 1600s to the 1990s, this book regards American culture as a mix of Christianity, capitalism and democracy, rather than a succession of elections and wars.Preface; Prologue; Part 1 A Local Culture 16301815; Chapter 1 Boston, 16301776; Chapter 2 Philadelphia, 17401800; Chapter 3 Virginia, 17631815; Part 2 A Sectional Culture 18151901; Chapter 4 Cultural Nationalism, 18151865; Chapter 5 The Religious Pressures on Literature and Politics, 18151876; Chapter 6 The Defeat of the South and the Appeal of the West, 18151901; Part 3 The Northern Nation; Chapter 7 From Darwinism to Progressivism, 18651917; Chapter 8 From Anti-Social Darwinism to Pragmatism, 18651917; Chapter 9 The Preconditions for Modern Art, 18651904; Part 4 A National Culture 19011941; Chapter 10 The Reunion with Europe, 19011941; Chapter 11 The Indigenous Arts, 19011941; Part 5 A Cosmopolitan Culture; Chapter 12 The Recovery of American Ideals, 19541965; Chapter 13 The Primacy of Foreign Policy, 19411977; Chapter 14 A Culture of Outsiders, 19431958; Chapter 15 The Conservative Hegemony, 19691992; Chapter -bm1 Bibliographical Essay;USCopyright ? 1996, Taylor & Francis.