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Regions Apart The Four Societies of Canada and the United States

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

15.06.2010

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

344

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/16,4/1,4 cm

Gewicht

313 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-543830-7

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

15.06.2010

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

344

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/16,4/1,4 cm

Gewicht

313 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-543830-7

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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Regions Apart

    • Introduction to the Wynford Edition

    • Preface

    • Introduction

    • Plan of the Book

    • Part I: Canada and the United States: Theoretical Perspectives

    • Introduction

    • 2: Previous Perspectives: Founding Fragements and Revolutionary Origins

    • Hartz's Theory of European Founding Fragements

    • Lipset's Origins Thesis: The Defining Moment of the American Revolution

    • Summary

    • 3: An Alternative Perspective: Deep Structures and the Four Sub-societies of Canada and the United States

    • The Concept of Deep Structures

    • Deep Structures and the English Heritage

    • Identifying the Deep Structures of the English Societies

    • Canada and the United States as Four Sub-societies

    • Summary and Conclusion to Part I

    • Part II: Historical Myths and Historical Evidence

    • Introduction

    • 4: Liberty, Liberalism, and the Myth of American Individualism

    • The Concept of Liberty in Pre-revolutionary America

    • The Myth of American Individualism

    • Summary

    • 5: English Canada and the Loyalist Myth

    • The Loyalist Migration and Canadian Toryism

    • Counting the Loyalists

    • How Loyal Were the Loyalists?

    • Were the English-Canadian Colonists 'Americans'?

    • Tory Values: Comparing the Elite and the Larger Population

    • Summary

    • 6: Canadians and Americans: Historical Comparisons

    • Class Structure and Economic Background

    • Ethnic Composition and Sources of Immigration

    • Religion in Canada and the United States

    • Patterns of Urbanization

    • Political Culture and Organization

    • Summary

    • Conclusion to Part II

    • Part III: Enduring Myths and Contemporary Realities

    • Introduction

    • Samples and Data Sources

    • Research Questions

    • 7: Moral Issues: Religion, Family Values, and Crime

    • Religion and Religiosity

    • Family and Sexual Values

    • Crime and the Law

    • Summary

    • 8: Individualism, Collectivism, and the State

    • Collectivism and the Role of the State

    • Attitudes about Individualism, Statism, and Collectivism

    • Summary

    • 9: Social Inclusion and Tolerance toward Minorities

    • Mosaic and Melting Pot

    • Patterns of Immigration and Racial Composition

    • Socioeconomic Attainments of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities

    • Comparative Research on Attitudes toward Minorities

    • Summary

    • 10: Political Attitudes and Political Action

    • Political Interest and Political Behaviour

    • Political Trust and Confidence in Government

    • Feelings of Interpersonal Trust and National Pride

    • Summary

    • 11: Voluntary-Association Involvement and Activity

    • Previous Research

    • Results from the World Values Surveys

    • Summary

    • Conclusion to Part III

    • 12: Conclusion

    • Deep Structures Revisited

    • How Many 'Nations' Are There?

    • Elites and Masses

    • National Differences: Comparing the Extremes

    • Past, Present, and Future: Convergence, Divergence, or Both?

    • Appendix I

    • Appendix II

    • Appendix III

    • References

    • Index