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Redefining American Identity: From Cabeza de Vaca to Barack Obama

Benjamin Railton

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Description:In "Redefining American Identity" Ben Railton emphasizes, in contrast to both the traditional and multicultural narratives, a third possibility for what has been at the core of America since the first moments of contact: cross-cultural transformation, the way in which individuals and groups begin as part of relatively fixed cultural identities but experience complex shifts and transformations, across or through or toward other identities and cultures. Railton examines the personal narratives of five individuals who experienced such transformations, one from each century of post-contact America. He concludes by analyzing Barack Obama's narrative of both his parents' transformations and his own status as a descendent of this heritage, a status that all twenty-first-century Americans share.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Redefining American Identity: From Cabeza de Vaca to Barack Obama. To get started finding Redefining American Identity: From Cabeza de Vaca to Barack Obama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 201

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0230118666

Description: In "Redefining American Identity" Ben Railton emphasizes, in contrast to both the traditional and multicultural narratives, a third possibility for what has been at the core of America since the first moments of contact: cross-cultural transformation, the way in which individuals and groups begin as part of relatively fixed cultural identities but experience complex shifts and transformations, across or through or toward other identities and cultures. Railton examines the personal narratives of five individuals who experienced such transformations, one from each century of post-contact America. He concludes by analyzing Barack Obama's narrative of both his parents' transformations and his own status as a descendent of this heritage, a status that all twenty-first-century Americans share.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Redefining American Identity: From Cabeza de Vaca to Barack Obama. To get started finding Redefining American Identity: From Cabeza de Vaca to Barack Obama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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