Modular America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way by Blair, John G.

Modular America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313263170)

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Modular America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way by Blair, John G.

Modular America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way

$75.00
Modular America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way by Blair, John G.

Modular America: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way

$75.00
Format: Hardcover
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While the attempt to understand Americanness in terms of our beliefs and mentality is all too familiar, Blair's approach to the origins of American culture opens up previously unexplored perspectives. Focusing on the uniquely American tendency to organize cultural artifacts out of component parts rather than structured wholes, he looks at the emergence of this phenomenon as it has affected cultural domains as diverse as manufacturing, architecture, education, and jazz. The significance of modularity opens new perspectives on American culture as a whole.

Author: John G. Blair
ISBN-10: 0313263175
ISBN-13: 9780313263170
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 09/02/1988
Pages: 182
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.42w x 0.74d
By John G. Blair
By John G. Blair
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JOHN G. BLAIR is Professeur Ordinaire of American Literature and Civilization in the Department of English at the University of Geneva.

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