

American Cultural History
A Very Short Introduction
Author: Eric Avila
Narrator: Tanya Eby
Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 08/14/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Social Science, Popular Culture Studies
Synopsis
This Very Short Introduction recounts the history of American culture and its creation by diverse social and ethnic groups. In doing so, it emphasizes the historic role of culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments. Across the lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as language, region, and religion, diverse Americans have forged a national culture with a global reach, inventing stories that have shaped a national identity and an American way of life.