- Fully updated throughout to include recent themes and events such as the 2020 election and 2021 Presidential inauguration, providing students with a current overview of US politics and society.
- Chapters on geography, women and minorities, and the media have been comprehensively revised to incorporate more information on such themes as environmental legislation, the LGBTQ+ community, social media and people, key themes in the study of American culture and society today, ensuring students get an overview of current issues as well as historical context.
- In full colour and more highly illustrated than other books on the market, it contains key pedagogical features such as essay questions, collections of important terms and topical studies based around key images, it is the most engaging and accessible textbook for students on the market.
David Mauk is Professor Emeritus of North American Area Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway, and is the author of The Colony That Rose from the Sea: Norwegian Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn (1997) and many articles on American politics, immigration and ethnicity, including chapters in E Pluribus Unum or E Pluribus Plura? Unity and Diversity in American Culture (2011), Norwegian American Women (2011) and Norwegian-American Essays (2014, 2015).
Alf Tomas Tonnessen is Associate Professor of English (teaching mainly American Civilization and Didactics) at the University of Agder, Norway, and is the author of How Two Political Entrepreneurs Helped Create the American Conservative Movement, 1973-1981: The Ideas of Richard Viguerie and Paul Weyrich (2009) and several journal articles and book chapters, including articles in American Studies in Scandinavia (2014, 2015) and Journal of American Studies in South Korea (2015).
John Oakland is the author of British Civilization (2019, now in its ninth edition), Irish Civilization (2012, with Arthur Aughey), Contemporary Britain (2001) and British Civilization: A Student's Dictionary (2003, second edition). He is a former associate professor in English at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Title: American Civilization: An Introduction
Author: Oakland, John,T�nnessen, Alf Tomas,Mauk, David
ISBN: 9780367620943
Binding:
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2021-08-25
Number of Pages: 440
Weight: 1.1703 kg
