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Portrait of America : A Cultural History of the Federal Writers' Project by Jerrold Hirsch (2003, Trade Paperback, New Edition)

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Publisher: University of North Carolina Press. Number of Pages: 312. Weight: 1 lbs. Publication Date: 2003-10-13. ISBN13: 9780807854891.

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How well do we know our country? Whom do we include when we use the word "American"? These are not just contemporary issues but recurring questions Americans have asked themselves throughout their history--and questions that were addressed when, in 1935, the Roosevelt administration created the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. Although the immediate context of the FWP was work relief, national FWP officials developed programs that spoke to much larger and longer-standing debates over the nature of American identity and culture and the very definition of who was an American. Hirsch reviews the founding of the FWP and the significance of its American Guide series, considering the choices made by administrators who wanted to celebrate diversity as a positive aspect of American cultural identity. In his exploration of the FWP's other writings, Hirsch discusses the project's pioneering use of oral history in interviews with ordinary southerners, ex-slaves, ethnic minorities, and industrial workers. He also examines congressional critics of the FWP vision; the occasional opposition of local Federal Writers, especially in the South; and how the FWP's vision changed in response to the challenge of World War II. In the course of this study, Hirsch raises thought-provoking questions about the relationships between diversity and unity, government and culture, and, ultimately, culture and democracy.

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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807854891
ISBN-13
9780807854891
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Book Title
Portrait of America : a Cultural History of the Federal Writers' Project
Author
Jerrold Hirsch
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Public Affairs & Administration, United States / General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
312 Pages

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9.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E175.4.W9h57 2003
Edition Description
New Edition
Reviews
"A fascinating study. . . . Hirsch is most concerned with tackling the difficulties in understanding and championing racial and cultural diversity in the U.S." _ Journal of American Folklore, "Jerrold Hirsch's first-rate Portrait of America will change the way we think about the Great Depression years. A truly landmark study." — Douglas Brinkley, University of New Orleans, "A fascinating study. . . . Hirsch is most concerned with tackling the difficulties in understanding and championing racial and cultural diversity in the U.S." -- Journal of American Folklore, "Jerrold Hirsch's first-rate Portrait of America will change the way we think about the Great Depression years. A truly landmark study." _ Douglas Brinkley, University of New Orleans, "A thoroughgoing study of the ideas and ideology motivating the leadership of the FWP. . . . Well-organized and gracefully written." — Journal of Southern History, "A thoroughgoing study of the ideas and ideology motivating the leadership of the FWP. . . . Well-organized and gracefully written." _ Journal of Southern History, "A thoroughgoing study of the ideas and ideology motivating the leadership of the FWP. . . . Well-organized and gracefully written." —Journal of Southern History, "Jerrold Hirsch's first-rate Portrait of America will change the way we think about the Great Depression years. A truly landmark study." -- Douglas Brinkley, University of New Orleans, Fans of biographical minutiae will find it invaluable, and the closing insights into the refusal of Blake's libido to synchronise with his fading physicality are deeply moving., "A thoroughgoing study of the ideas and ideology motivating the leadership of the FWP. . . . Well-organized and gracefully written." -- Journal of Southern History, "A fascinating study. . . . Hirsch is most concerned with tackling the difficulties in understanding and championing racial and cultural diversity in the U.S." — Journal of American Folklore
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-006858
Dewey Decimal
973.917
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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