{"product_id":"american-identities-an-introductory-textbook-paperback","title":"American Identities: An Introductory Textbook - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLois P. Rudnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJudith E. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRachel Lee Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Identities\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling array of primary documents and critical essays culled from American history, literature, memoir, and popular culture that explore major currents and trends in American history from 1945 to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the rich multiplicity of American identities through the different lenses of race, class, and gender, and shaped by common historical social processes such as migration, families, work, and war.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes editorial introductions for the volume and for each reading, and study questions for each selection.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnables students to engage in the history-making process while developing the skills crucial to interpreting rich and enduring cultural texts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccompanied by an instructor's guide containing reading, viewing, and listening exercises, interview questions, bibliographies, time-lines, and sample excerpts of students' family histories for course use.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Identities\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling array of primary documents and critical essays culled from American history, literature, memoir, and popular culture that explore major currents and trends in American history from World War II to the present. The textbook charts the rich multiplicity of American identities as refracted through the different lenses of race, class, and gender, and shaped by common historical social processes such as migration, families, work, and war. Rather than simply teaching history, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Identities\u003c\/i\u003e actively engages students in the history-making process while developing the skills crucial to interpreting meaningful and enduring cultural texts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstantial editorial matter and the accompanying instructor's guide provide resources for classroom use and for student projects, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHeadnotes and study guide questions for each reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercises for individual and group reading and viewing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimelines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterview questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies to guide students into becoming readers of American culture and historians of their families.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLois P. Rudnick\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and American Studies and Director of the American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith E. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of American Studies and Director, Graduate Program in American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Lee Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52613783847219,"sku":"9780631234326","price":102.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Mk5oeGd6L0xnZXVpdFNGRkZpbml5UT09.webp?v=1761861412","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/american-identities-an-introductory-textbook-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}