Explore one of the world's most fascinating, unique, and extraordinary cultures:
our own!
American life and culture is truly unique in that it was born from many other
cultures around the world. When immigrants migrated to the Land of Opportunity,
they brought with them pieces of their own heritage: foods, religions, holidays,
festivals, music, and art, just to name a few. Through time, these customs have
developed into what we now know as American life. Explore how even within
the U.S., various cultures and customs differ from New England to the Midwest to
the Pacific. Discover how many religions are practiced all over the country, and
how each sect differs in its celebration. Learn how gender plays an important
role in American society, and how things have changed and progressed in the past
century. Readers will learn about American holidays.religious, federal, and even
those fabricated by Hallmark and television! Sports, leisure activities, and
fashion also play a major role in American culture, as discussed in this all-
encompassing work. Discover how American cuisine has evolved from other cultures,
such as Italian, Greek, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, and West Africa, and how each
region has its own indigenous dishes, including New England clam chowder,
Southern jambalaya, and Midwestern lutefisk. Contemporary and classic literature
is also discussed, along with the evolution of poetry. Readers will learn about
the development of mass media, as well as the growth of cinema and films from
the first silent film to today's popular blockbuster trilogy Pirates of the
Caribbean. Music and dance are also discussed in detail, covering the New York
Philharmonic to Woodstock. Contemporary art and architecture is discussed as
well as types of housing across all the regions of the U.S.
This unique two-volume addition to the Culture and Customs of the World series
gives high school students, both national and international, the chance to
examine the United States from the outside in. The mosaic of American culture
comes to life in this expansive yet detailed study of what makes the United
States a complex blend of customs and traditions.
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