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Finding Freedom: America's Distinctive Cultural Formation - Hardcover

John Harmon McElroy (author)

 
9780809315154: Finding Freedom: America's Distinctive Cultural Formation
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0809315157 ISBN 13: 9780809315154
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Seeking to determine precisely what it means to be an American, John Harmon McElroy compares the cultural history of the United States with the cultural histories of Brazil, Canada, Europe, and Spanish America.

McElroy demonstrates that American culture is the least European of the four continental cultures developed after 1492. He believes the essential variance stems from the fact that the United States is populated by people and their descendants who chose the United States as home. In contrast, because immigration to Canada, Brazil, and South America was controlled by the European governments, they reflect a stronger European cultural outlook and orientation than the United States.

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About the Author

John Harmon McElroy is Professor of English at the University of Arizona.

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Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0809315157
ISBN 13 
9780809315154
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
184