From Independence Day to Land of Plenty: Screening American Patriotism from German Émigré Perspectives before and after 9/11
Independence Day and Land of Plenty are two tropes referring to the basis of American national identity: the Declaration of Independence with its guarantee of equal and inalienable rights and the promise of an inexhaustible abundance of resources. Independence Day and Land of Plenty are also two Ame...
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Main Author: | Frank Mehring |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2010-11-01
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/8682 |
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