This much-needed update of American Cultural Studies provides an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and exploring how these themes can be interpreted.
Neil Campbell and Alasdair Kean discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality and regionalism. Updates and revisions include:
A refreshing and contemporary update of a staple text on American Studies reading lists.
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Praise for the first edition:
'Something of a godsend ... As a teaching resource this book is second to none ... Achieves levels of multiplicity rarely, if ever, reached by others.' – Borderlines: Studies in American Culture
This much-needed update of "American Cultural Studies" has been updated throughout to take into account the developments of the last seven years and provides an introduction to the central themes in modern American culture and explores how these themes can be interpreted. Chapters in the book discuss the various aspects of American cultural life such as religion, gender and sexuality, and regionalism, and updates and revisions include: a new introduction engaging with current debates in the field; an all-new chapter on foreign policy; thorough discussion of globalization and Americanization; new case studies; and updated further-reading lists. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, previous edition did before, "American Cultural Studies" will become a staple text on the reading lists of all American studies students.
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