American beliefs : what keeps a big country and a diverse people united / John Harmon McElroy.
American beliefs : what keeps a big country and a diverse people united / John Harmon McElroy.
American beliefs : what keeps a big country and a diverse people united / John Harmon McElroy.
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Chicago : I.R. Dee, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N306.0973/ 66
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English
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xii, 259 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. What Do We Mean by "Culture"? -- 2. How American Culture Was Formed -- 3. Primary Beliefs of American Culture -- 4. Immigrant Beliefs -- 5. Frontier Beliefs -- 6. Religious and Moral Beliefs -- 7. Social Beliefs -- 8. Political Beliefs -- 9. Beliefs on Human Nature -- 10. American Culture Today,...
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Chicago : I.R. Dee, 1999.
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Illinois
Date Published
1999.
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Why do so many different people with widely dissimilar ideas and customs get along as Americans? In American Beliefs, John McElroy identifies and explains those essential ideas of American culture that promote the unity of a vast nation and a diverse people - because they have been shared and acted upon by generations of Americans. American Beliefs...
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American beliefs : what keeps a big country and a diverse people united / John Harmon McElroy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-252) and index.
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N306.0973/ 66
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74Vvo5oX464b
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1566632315 (alk. paper)
9781566632317 (alk. paper)
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306.0973
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991013415139702626
