{"product_id":"american-studies-andrew-dix-9781138775046","title":"American Studies: The Basics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Studies: The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible and concise introduction that aims to unpack what American studies does and why it matters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick \u003c\/i\u003eto baseball, Hollywood westerns to #BlackLivesMatter, and Disneyland to the U.S. Supreme Court, American studies engages with a myriad of topics in its efforts to understand what the French sociologist Jean Baudrillard called 'social and cultural America.' The book begins by considering how America was studied before American studies' emergence as a recognized discipline in the mid-twentieth century. Successive chapters then explore the rise of American studies, its varied subjects, its distinctive methods of research, its geographical framing, and its politics. Throughout the book, explanatory examples are drawn from across American history and culture. Photographs are examined alongside novels, and historical monuments discussed next to films. The text offers an ideal way into an exciting academic subject of continuing growth and relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a must read for those studying and with an interest in American studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Dix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138775045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138775046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Andrew Dix","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986803163391,"sku":"9781138775046","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2b40bb5-45f3-4522-bde4-3382fe6ca93b.jpg?v=1683285276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-studies-andrew-dix-9781138775046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}