“A Peculiar National Character”: Transatlantic Realignment and the Birth of American Cultural Nationalism after 1815
This article argues that the emergence of American cultural nationalism after the War of 1812 developed in self-confident opposition to the Old World, yet was thoroughly influenced by European standards of nationhood. American intellectuals who campaigned for cultural independence from Europe at the...
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Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2012-04-01
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/9638 |