“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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Main Author: Jaap Verheul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2012-04-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/9638
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