
Hanging Together
Unity and Diversity in American Culture
John Higham(Author)
Carl J. Guarneri(Editor)
Yale University Press
Will be published approx. on 13. June 2001
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-300-08818-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents three decades of writings by one of America's most distinguished historians. John Higham, renowned for his influential works on immigration, ethnicity, political symbolism, and the writing of history, here traces the changing contours of American culture since its beginnings, focusing on the ways that an extraordinarily mobile society has allowed divergent ethnic, class, and ideological groups to "hang together" as Americans.
The book includes classic essays by Higham and more recent writings, some of which have been substantially revised for this publication. Topics range widely from the evolution of American national symbols and the fate of our national character to new perspectives on the New Deal, on other major turning points, and on changes in race relations after major American wars. Yet they are unified by an underlying theme: that a heterogeneous society and an inclusive national culture need each other.
The book includes classic essays by Higham and more recent writings, some of which have been substantially revised for this publication. Topics range widely from the evolution of American national symbols and the fate of our national character to new perspectives on the New Deal, on other major turning points, and on changes in race relations after major American wars. Yet they are unified by an underlying theme: that a heterogeneous society and an inclusive national culture need each other.
Reviews / Votes
"This book brings together and makes available some of the most important work of one of America's greatest senior historians." George M. Fredrickson, Stanford University"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
25 b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
581 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-08818-2 (9780300088182)
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E-Book
10/2008
1st Edition
Yale University Press
€76.39
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Persons
John Higham, John Martin Vincent Professor Emeritus of History at The Johns Hopkins University, is a past president of the Organization of American Historians. His books include Send These to Me and Strangers in the Land. Carl J. Guarneri is professor of history at Saint Mary's College of California.