Anglo-American Cultural Studies

Introduction1 I: Topics in Anglo-American Area Studies5 1 The Where (geography)6 2 The When (history)35 3 The ABCs of British and American Life (special issues)78 4 Uniform-ity and Plural-ity (education)94 5 Queendom and Republicracy (political life)114 6 The Pound Stops Here for a Commonwealth for All? (economics and international relations)136 7 Who, Where From, and Where To (minorities and immigration)157 8 Weddings, Baptisms, and Funerals in The City on the Hill (religion)184 9 From National Parks to Natural Disasters (environmental concerns)211 10 Paper, Waves, and Bytes (media)228 11 Bread and Circuses (the arts, leisure time activities and sports, food)244 II: Looking at Anglo-American Cultural Studies269 12 Identity: Who's the Us, Who's the Them?271 13 Power: Those Who Got It and Those That Ain't285 14 Gender: Wo-Men299 15 New Media Was, Is, and Always Will Be the Message?313 16 Culture with a Big "C" and with a Little "c" in Anglo-American Cultural Studies326 VI I: Topics in Anglo-American C ontents Area Studies Conclusion349 Recommendations for Further Reading (a partly annotated bibliography)354 Index362 List of Illustrations376