The End of Anglo-America
Subtitle: historical essays in the study of cultural divergence
By: edited by R.A. Burchell.
Contributors: Burchell, R. A. 1941-
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Manchester, UK; New York; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: National characteristics, American.; United States -- Civilization -- 1783-1865.; United States -- Civilization -- English influences.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence.
Description: This collection of essays examines the phenomenon of the gradually evolving cultural differences which took place between America and Britain after the American revolution. A culture of individualism began to emerge in contrast with elitism, leading to suspicion of government and emerging personal ambitions, particularly with regard to one's children. However, cultural changes emerged at a different pace in different parts of the country. One author argues that Britain and America continued as members of a single political family which, in turn, belonged to a wider European community. Another suggests that a clear but selective emancipation from the British political culture took place and that a development of distinctly American institutions and practices emerged. Yet another believes that in the United States there was less criticism of business success and less possibility of the generations that succeeded business success being seduced by gentrification.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.