Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-201) and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1. A historian in wonderland. Through the looking glass. Pt. 2. Learning and legitimacy. The discipline and furniture of the mind: the clash over the classical curriculum -- Looking eastward: the career of western civ -- English and American: a tale of two literatures -- Canons and culture. Pt. 3. The search for American identity. From the melting pot to the pluralist vision -- The troublesome presence -- The ethnic dynamic -- Explanations -- Multiculturalism: historians, univerisities, and the emerging nation.
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