Death of a Nation : American Culture and the End of Exceptionalism by David W. Noble - 2002

University of Minnesota Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Minneapolis, MN: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2002. Paperback. Acceptable . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Owner's name and blind stamp front end paper. PLEASE NOTE: The reason for the lower "acceptable" rating: There is pencil underlining in the Forward, the Introduction and pages 1-9 of the text itself. Pages 10-352 appear free from markings / underlining.

9780816640812, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. In the 1940s, American thought experienced a cataclysmic paradigm shift. Be fore then, national ideology was shaped by American exceptionalism and bour geois nationalism: elites saw themselves as the children of a homogeneous n ation standing outside the history and culture of the Old World. This view repressed the cultures of those who did not fit the elite vision: people of color, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. David W. Noble, a preeminent figur e in American studies, inherited this ideology. However, like many who ente red the field in the 1940s, he rejected the ideals of his intellectual pred ecessors and sought a new, multicultural, postnational scholarship. Through out his career, Noble has examined this rupture in American intellectual li fe. In Death of a Nation, he presents the culmination of decades of… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. Very Good+. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0816640815 . "This is a powerful book from an independent radical who gives us the defining history of American studies." -- Dana Nelson, author of National Manhood. Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, front cover slightly turns up at fore-edge, tiny folds on front corners, light soiling on edges of pages, small crease on head edge of front cover to page xii, creases from dog-ears on pages xxiv and xxix; overall, pages are clean and tight. ; Critical American Studies; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages .

University Of Minnesota Press, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. In the 1940s, American thought experienced a cataclysmic paradigm shift. Before then, national ideology was shaped by American exceptionalism and bourgeois nationalism: elites saw themselves as the children of a homogeneous nation standing outside the history and culture of the Old World. This view repressed the cultures of those who did not fit the elite vision: people of color, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. David W. Noble, a preeminent figure in American studies, inherited this ideology. However, like many who entered the field in the 1940s, he rejected the ideals of his intellectual predecessors and sought a new, multicultural, post-national scholarship. Throughout his career, Noble has examined this rupture in American intellectual life. In Death of a Nation, he presents the culmination of decades of thought in a sweeping treatise on the shaping of contemporary American studies and an eloquent summation of his… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 2002. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. Corrigan, Mariah - Cover Design. 352 Pages Indexed. Minor oil type stains to bottom outside of last 25 pages. In the 1940s, American thought experienced a cataclysmic paradigm shift. Before then, national ideology was shaped by American exceptionalism and bourgeois nationalism: elites saw themselves as the children of a homogeneous nation standing outside the history and culture of the Old World. This view repressed the cultures of those who did not fit the elite vision: people of color, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. David W. Noble rejected the ideals of his intellectual predecessors and sought a new, multicultural, postnational scholarship. Throughout his career, Noble has examined this rupture in American intellectual life. In Death of a Nation, he presents the culmination of decades of thought in a sweeping treatise on the shaping of contemporary American studies. Contents in… Read More

Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2002. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 400 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.