TY - BOOK AU - edited by Luedtke,Luther S. TI - Making America: the society & culture of the United States SN - 080782030X (alk. paper) AV - E169.1 .M23 1992 U1 - 973 PY - 1992/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press KW - National characteristics, American KW - United States KW - Civilization N1 - Online version: Making America. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1992 (OCoLC)645821477; Includes bibliographical references and index; The search for American character / Luther S. Luedtke -- America's natural landscapes / Peirce Lewis -- From immigration to acculturation / Arthur Mann -- The frontier family : dislocation and the American experience / Lillian Schlissel -- A consonance of towns / Richard Lingeman -- Urban America / Carl Abbott -- Cultural regions of America / Raymond D. Gastil -- American manners / Neil Harris -- The artlessness of American culture / Dickran Tashjian -- A new architecture, yet old / Leland M. Roth -- Creating a national literature / Nina Baym -- Literature and values : the American Crusoe and the idea of the West / Richard Lehan -- Entertainment and the mass media / Norman Corwin -- Sports and American culture / Richard G. Powers -- Individualism and equality in the United States / Nathan Glazer -- Continuity and change in American family life / Tamara K. Hareven. Women and American society / William H. Chafe -- The making of Black America / Waldo Martin -- Status and social class in America / Edward Pessen -- The American system of education / John B. Orr -- Religion in America / Martin E. Marty -- Exploration and the culture of science : the long good-bye of the twentieth century / William H. Goetzmann -- American philosophy / Murray G. Murphey -- Civil disobedience in American political thought / John P. Diggins -- The courts and the law / John A. Schutz -- Gender and equality in the American experience / Jane Sherron De Hart and Linda K. Kerber -- Reform and social change / Robert H. Walker; TOC; English N2 - 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 diversity of disciplines, personal histories, regions, and political perspectives. Making America is a dynamic account of the American experience, from matters of landscape, immigration, and urbanization; to manners, literature, and the arts; social organization and values; religion, science, philosophy, and law. An introduction and twenty-six skillfully written chapters combine historical developments with critical analyses in a broad portrait of the United States. Taken in sequence, the essays will provoke readers to experience the still-evolving society and complex cultures of the American people. Since the chapters are equally valuable when considered individually, the construction of this volume also encourages selective reading. Refreshingly accessible, Making America is essential for students and scholars across the field of American Studies and for general readers concerned with cultural literacy. Each chapter includes an extensive descriptive bibliography for those who wish to explore particular topics in more depth. In addition, a fine selection of maps, paintings, and photographs illustrates the intricate structure of American life UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/making-america-the-society-culture-of-the-united-states/oclc/24910006&referer=brief_results ER -