Essays exploring the identity of America.
Professor Lipp's study has been motivated by the fifth centenary of the `discovery' of America. It consists of a series of essays, independent of one another, yet connected by a dominant theme, namely the `essence' or identity ofAmerica, both North and South. Secondary themes centre round the personality of the inhabitants: studies in characterology, attitudes and images, stereotypes and impressions, as well as interrelationships between the two Americas.Brazil has been excluded from the study, but a section on Canadian attitudes is included. The project utilizes material from a variety of disciplines; history, sociology, political science, philosophy and literature.
SOLOMON LIPP is Professor Emeritus of McGill University (Montreal).
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978-1-85566-033-5 (9781855660335)
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America - nomenclature and "discovery"; European reactions; colonization, north and south; essence and identity; Spanish America in search of identity; a view of Spanish America; the United States - problems of identity; Spanish Americans view the United States; European and Canadian views of the United States; the two Americas - old habits, new challenges. Appendices: concerning the "Frontier Thesis" of Frederick Jackson Turner; concerning national character; concerning the Puritans and puritanism; concerning US intervention; concerning dependency and underdevelopment.
