RESTLESS NATION by James M. Jasper ( 9780226394787 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

RESTLESS NATION
STARTING OVER IN AMERICA

By:

James M. Jasper

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0226394786

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9780226394787

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Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Pub. date:

15 November, 2000

Pages:

308

Description:

In this work, the author discovers that the American character is full of paradoxes. He states that this elusive national character can be found in Americans' faith in moving. He portrays this character through the lives of America's famous and not-so-famous nomads, and facts and statistics.

Synopsis:

In "Restless Nation," James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start" a belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation."

Illustrations:

36 halftones

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University of Chicago Press

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Returnable

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