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An Unfamiliar America - Essays in American Studies (Hardcover)
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An Unfamiliar America - Essays in American Studies (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Advances in American History
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This collection focuses on conceptions of the unfamiliar from the
viewpoint of mainstream American history: aliens, immigrants,
ethnic groups, and previously unencountered ideas and ideologies in
Trumpian America. The book suggests bringing historical thinking
back to the center of American Studies, given that it has been
recently challenged by the influential memory studies boom. As much
as identity-building appears to be the central concern for much of
the current practice in American history writing, it is worth
keeping in mind that historical truth may not always directly
contribute to one's identity-building. The researcher's constant
quest for truth does not equate to already possessing it. History
changes all the time, because it consists of our constant
reinterpretation of the past. It is only the past that does not
change. This collection aims at keeping these two apart, while
scrutinizing a variety of contested topics in American history,
from xenophobic attitudes toward eighteenth-century university
professors, Apache masculinity, Ku Klux Klan, Tom Waits's lyrics,
and the politics of the Trump era.
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