Star-spangled manners
Subtitle: in which Miss Manners defends American etiquette (for a change)
By: Judith Martin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780393048612
Subjects: Umgangsformen; Etiquette; History
Description: Traces the history of American manners, citing the nation's early stand against hierarchical European etiquette, and describing its adoption of a frequently misunderstood egalitarian respect system.
Table of contents: title: The pitch : equality and dignity, once and for all; title: The producers : the founding fathers invent a civilized America; title: The concept : all men are created equal; title: The plot : citizen meets success; title: The stars : be anything, but be yourself; title: The suuporting case : all those without whoms; title: The show stoppers : emceeing ceremonies and celebrations; title: Costumes, props, and sets : the designer life; title: Publicity and marketing : pitching your persona; title: A critique : to achieve an even more nearly perfect etiquette.