Creating an American Identity

New England, 1789-1825
2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-60526-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 291 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Creating an American Identity examines the relationship between regionalism and nationalism in New England. Focusing on the years 1789-1825, it analyzes the process by which New Englanders used trans-Atlantic symbols as well as regional landscapes, values, and characteristics to create an American identity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kermes, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

New-Englandizing America A Prussian Monarch, an American Hero: Early Republican Royalism and Parallels between the Cult of Frederick the Great and Celebrations of the First American President Failed Republicans: Images of the British and the French Hero of Liberty: New England Celebrations of General Lafayette during his Visit in 1824-1825 Separation for the Nation: The Movement for Maine's Statehood God's People: The Creation of a Protestant Nation

Über Autor(innen)

STEPHANIE KERMES is an Assistant Professor of Social Science at Boston University, USA.