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This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of »discovery,« the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man.

The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building. (Verlagstext)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acknowledgments I 9 / Introduction I 11 / Study Questions I 32 / Bibliography I 33 / Chapter I / Christopher Columbus and the Myth of 'Discovery' I 43 / Study Questions I 79 / Bibliography I 80 / Chapter II / Pocahontas and the Myth of Transatlantic Love I 89 / Study Questions I 127 / Bibliography I 128 / Chapter III / Pilgrims and Puritans and the Myth of the Promised Land I 137 / Study Questions I 187 / Bibliography I 188 / Chapter IV / American Independence and the Myth of the Founding Fathers I 197 / Study Questions I 243 / Bibliography I 244 / Chapter V / E Pluribus Unum? The Myth of the Melting Pot I 257 / Study Questions I 299 / Bibliography I 300 / Chapter VI / Agrarianism, Expansionism, and the Myth of the American West I 311 / Study Questions I 353 / Bibliography I 355 / Chapter VII / Expressive Individuali sm and the Myth of the Self-Made Man I 367 / Study Questions I 408 / Bibliography I 410 / By Way of Conclusion / Twenty-Five More Study Questions I 421 / Works Cited I 426 / Index I 427