
American Alchemy by Brian Roberts
California during the gold rush was a place of disputed claims, shoot-outs, gambling halls, and prostitution; a place populated by a rough and rebellious figure; a place that seems utterly unconnected to middle-class culture. This work challenges this stereotypical portrait.-
Horrible Prettiness
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Modern Bodies
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Reading Football
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Early Downhome Blues
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Our Daily Bread
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Landscapes of the New West
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A Measure of Perfection
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Nature's State
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Panic!
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Making Something Happen
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American Photography and the American Dream
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The Genteel Tradition and the Sacred Rage
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America's Culture of Terrorism
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Beloved Community
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Pragmatism and the Political Economy of Cultural Evolution
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John Brown's Body
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Staging Depth
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Sensational Modernism
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Slippery Characters
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Civic Myths
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Dictators, Democracy, and American Public Culture
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A Race of Singers
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The Real Thing
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Contested Culture
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Tender Violence
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Romancing the Folk
Brian Roberts is assistant professor of history at California State University in Sacramento.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780807848562 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807848565 |
| Title | American Alchemy |
| Author | Brian Roberts |
| Series | Cultural Studies Of The United States |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2000-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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