American Niceness

A Cultural History

Carrie Tirado Bramen

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$46.50 • £37.95 • €42.00

ISBN 9780674976498

Publication Date: 08/14/2017

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384 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

11 halftones

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Introduction: American Niceness and the Democratic Personality
1. Indian Giving and the Dangers of Hospitality
2. Southern Niceness and the Slave’s Smile
3. The Christology of Niceness
4. Feminine Niceness
5. The Likable Empire from Plymouth Rock to the Philippines
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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A Times Higher Education Book of the Week, 2017

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