Companion to Modern American Culture offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the cultural themes and intellectual issues that drive the dominant culture of the twentieth century. This companion explores the social, political and economic forces that have made America what it is today. It shows how these contexts impact upon twentieth-century American literature, cinema and art. An international team of contributors examines the special contribution of African Americans and of immigrant communities to the variety and vibrancy of modern America. The essays range from art to politics, popular culture to sport, immigration and race to religion and war.
Before Bioethics narrates the history of American medical ethics from its colonial origins to current bioethical controversies over abortion, AIDS, animal rights, and physician-assisted suicide.
American Idioms for Poles - Amerykańskie idiomy dla Polaków
More than 100 idiomatic words and phrases specific to American-style English are presented in this updated A-to-Z dictionary, complete with definitions and sample sentences. Especially useful for TOEFL test-takers and Polish students in America for whom English is a second language, this book explains and clarifies many of the similes and metaphors that newcomers to American English find mystifying. Idioms undergo constant change in every living language, some of them falling out of use, while new words and phrases become part of the standard vocabulary. This dictionary takes account of the latest idiomatic changes and provides a solid background to informal American English.
American History Magazine from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the celebration of 224 years of glorious freedom, American History explores and examines the changing times and growing history of the United States. In-depth articles and engaging essays from top historians and journalists give readers a complete overview of a never-ending story: the story of America.
American History Magazine from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the celebration of 224 years of glorious freedom, American History explores and examines the changing times and growing history of the United States. In-depth articles and engaging essays from top historians and journalists give readers a complete overview of a never-ending story: the story of America.
