American Thought and Culture in the 21st Century.
Material type: TextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (337 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780748631322Subject(s): Culture -- 21st century | United States -- Civilization -- 21st centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: American Thought and Culture in the 21st CenturyDDC classification: 306.0973 | 973.93 LOC classification: E169.12 -- .A435 2008ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction: The Next American Century? -- Part 1: Politics -- 1. American Politics in the 1990s and 2000s -- 2. American Leadership into the New Century -- 3. 9/11 and US Foreign Policy -- 4. Three Variations on American Liberalism -- 5. The Rise of Postmodern Conservatism -- 6. US Propaganda -- Part 2: Society -- 7. Contemporary Social Criticism -- 8. Religion in Post-secular America -- 9. The US and Globalisation -- 10. The Future of Medicine -- 11. Technology in the 21st Century -- 12, America and the Environment -- Part 3: Culture -- 13. Contemporary American Culture -- 14. Cultural Pluralism and National Identity -- 15. Writing in the Wake of 9/11 -- 16. American Ways of Seeing -- 17. Television and DIgital Media -- 18. Animation and DIgital Culture -- Bibliography -- Index.
This volume considers the changing patterns of American thought and culture in its transition into the early 21st century.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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