Modular America: Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way (Contributions in American Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Modular America: Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Emergence of an American Way (Contributions in American Studies) Book

While the attempt to understand "Americanness" in terms of our beliefs and mentality is all too familiar, Blair's approach to the origins of American culture opens up previously unexplored perspectives. Focusing on the uniquely American tendency to organize cultural artifacts out of component parts rather than structured wholes, he looks at the emergence of this phenomenon as it has affected cultural domains as diverse as manufacturing, architecture, education, and jazz. The significance of modularity opens new perspectives on American culture as a whole.Read More

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  • 0313263175
  • 9780313263170
  • John G. Blair
  • 2 September 1988
  • Greenwood Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 196
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