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American Geographics: U.S. National Narratives and the Representation of the Non-European World, 1830-1865

Bruce Harvey

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Description:This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Drawing on well-known works and archival discoveries, both artistic and textual, it proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood unless we take into account how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa.The author first analyzes American geographical textbooks, arguing that through their hierarchical, racialized representations of the worldgained definition, but often uneasily so, through a complex, polygeographical thematics. It thus provides a new comparative framework for thinking about U.S. cultural production and how antebellum citizens viewed themselves, their land, and the vast world beyond it.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Geographics: U.S. National Narratives and the Representation of the Non-European World, 1830-1865. To get started finding American Geographics: U.S. National Narratives and the Representation of the Non-European World, 1830-1865, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Drawing on well-known works and archival discoveries, both artistic and textual, it proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood unless we take into account how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa.The author first analyzes American geographical textbooks, arguing that through their hierarchical, racialized representations of the worldgained definition, but often uneasily so, through a complex, polygeographical thematics. It thus provides a new comparative framework for thinking about U.S. cultural production and how antebellum citizens viewed themselves, their land, and the vast world beyond it.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Geographics: U.S. National Narratives and the Representation of the Non-European World, 1830-1865. To get started finding American Geographics: U.S. National Narratives and the Representation of the Non-European World, 1830-1865, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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American Geographics: U.S. National Narratives and the Representation of the Non-European World, 1830-1865

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