People of Paradox

Kammen, Michael

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Author
Kammen, Michael
Publish Date
08/02/1990
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
CORNELL
Subtitle
An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization
Number of Pages
368
Edition
1
ISBN-10
0801497558
ISBN-13
9780801497551
SKU
9780801497551

Description

From the beginning, what has given our culture its distinctive texture, pattern, and thrust, according to Michael Kammen, is the dynamic interaction of the imported and the indigenous. He shows how, during the years of colonization, some ideas and institutions were transferred virtually intact from Britain, while, simultaneously, others were being transformed in the New World. As he unravels the tangled origins of our culture, he makes us see that unresolved contradictions in the American experience have created our national style. Puritanical and hedonistic, idealistic and materialistic, peace-loving and war-mongering: these opposing strands go back to the genesis of our history.