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Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation, Kariann Akemi Yokota
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- Summary
- What can homespun cloth, stuffed birds, quince jelly, and ginseng reveal about the formation of early American national identity? In this wide-ranging and bold new interpretation of American history and its Founding Fathers, Kariann Akemi Yokota shows that political independence from Britain fueled anxieties among the Americans about their cultural inferiority and continuing dependence on the mother country. Caught between their desire to emulate the mother country and an awareness that they lived an ocean away on the periphery of the known world, they went to great lengths to convince themselves and others of their refinement. Taking a transnational approach to American history, Yokota examines a wealth of evidence from geography, the decorative arts, intellectual history, science, and technology to underscore that the process of "unbecoming British" was not an easy one. Indeed, the new nation struggled to define itself economically, politically, and culturally in what could be called America's postcolonial period. Out of this confusion of hope and exploitation, insecurity and vision, a uniquely American identity emerged
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 354 pages
- Contents
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- Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation
- A new nation on the margins of the global map
- A culture of insecurity : Americans in a transatlantic world of goods
- A revolution revived : American and British encounters in Canton, China
- Sowing the seeds of postcolonial discontent : the transatlantic exchange of American nature and British patronage
- "A great curiosity" : the American quest for racial refinement and knowledge
- The long goodbye : breaking with the British in nineteenth-century America
- Isbn
- 9780195393422
- Label
- Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation
- Title
- Unbecoming British
- Title remainder
- how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation
- Statement of responsibility
- Kariann Akemi Yokota
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- What can homespun cloth, stuffed birds, quince jelly, and ginseng reveal about the formation of early American national identity? In this wide-ranging and bold new interpretation of American history and its Founding Fathers, Kariann Akemi Yokota shows that political independence from Britain fueled anxieties among the Americans about their cultural inferiority and continuing dependence on the mother country. Caught between their desire to emulate the mother country and an awareness that they lived an ocean away on the periphery of the known world, they went to great lengths to convince themselves and others of their refinement. Taking a transnational approach to American history, Yokota examines a wealth of evidence from geography, the decorative arts, intellectual history, science, and technology to underscore that the process of "unbecoming British" was not an easy one. Indeed, the new nation struggled to define itself economically, politically, and culturally in what could be called America's postcolonial period. Out of this confusion of hope and exploitation, insecurity and vision, a uniquely American identity emerged
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yokota, Kariann Akemi
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- National characteristics, American
- United States
- United States
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- Civilization
- National characteristics, American
- United States
- Label
- Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation, Kariann Akemi Yokota
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation -- A new nation on the margins of the global map -- A culture of insecurity : Americans in a transatlantic world of goods -- A revolution revived : American and British encounters in Canton, China -- Sowing the seeds of postcolonial discontent : the transatlantic exchange of American nature and British patronage -- "A great curiosity" : the American quest for racial refinement and knowledge -- The long goodbye : breaking with the British in nineteenth-century America
- Control code
- 463855412
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 354 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195393422
- Lccn
- 2009045749
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 651
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)463855412
- Label
- Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation, Kariann Akemi Yokota
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Unbecoming British : how revolutionary America became a postcolonial nation -- A new nation on the margins of the global map -- A culture of insecurity : Americans in a transatlantic world of goods -- A revolution revived : American and British encounters in Canton, China -- Sowing the seeds of postcolonial discontent : the transatlantic exchange of American nature and British patronage -- "A great curiosity" : the American quest for racial refinement and knowledge -- The long goodbye : breaking with the British in nineteenth-century America
- Control code
- 463855412
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 354 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195393422
- Lccn
- 2009045749
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 651
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)463855412
Subject
- History
- National characteristics, American
- National characteristics, American -- History
- To 1865
- United States
- Civilization
- United States -- Civilization -- To 1783
- États-Unis -- Civilisation -- 1783-1865
- États-Unis -- Civilisation -- Jusqu'à 1783
- United States -- Civilization -- 1783-1865
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