American Culture, comprised of excerpts from the primary texts of American civilization, draws from such diverse sources as political addresses, oral histories and advertisements to provide a means of seeing and understanding the ways in which language and culture are closely related. Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American studies across a wide range of institutions, this volume covers all aspects of American society from thematic as well as historical perspectives.／American culture: an anthology of civilization texts／Anders Breidlid