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American Gentleman: Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind
by Castronovo, David
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0826405320
- ISBN 13
- 9780826405326
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Continuum Intl Pub Group, 1991. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Good Reading Copy only. Hard cover in good condition. Presents as fine / as new, however the Title and copyright page are missing. Otherwise, text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket crisp & shiny; not price clipped. There are 20 black & white illustrations / photographs throughout. * From the front flap, '. . . This scholarly, but never stuffy, book argues that Americans express their gentlemanliness through a variety of specially adapted usages and customs. We see that American gentility has actually been shaped by the unique nature of the New World experience: the wilderness, race relations, transplanted Englishness, and the cherished place of business in our national consciousness. . . In this book, modern American literature itself becomes a prism through which to evaluate social claims, and examine morality and standards of conduct. . . '
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001015
- Title
- American Gentleman: Social Prestige and the Modern Literary Mind
- Author
- Castronovo, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0826405320
- ISBN 13
- 9780826405326
- Publisher
- Continuum Intl Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- American fiction - History and criticism, Literature and society - United States, Social classes in literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology & Culture; Literature & Classics & Essays;
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Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Fine
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- Price Clipped
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- New
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