interviews, oral histories, autobiographies, advertisements and song lyrics.Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, this volume provides:* a wide range of texts that introduce the students to various sides of American society in an historical perspective: its regions, immigration, social structure, ethnic groups, ideology, religion and popular culture* primary sources of American life that students themselves can subject to cultural analysis and discussions in class* linking text arranged thematically* a means of seeing and understanding the ways in which language and culture are closely related, enabling students to integrate the study of culture and language and develop a combination of linguistic and cultural analytical skills.

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