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Prison Area, Independence Valley
Rob Kroes
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Description for Prison Area, Independence Valley
Paperback. A major voice in transnational American studies addresses politics and culture in post-9/11 America Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
The study of prisons brought Tocqueville to America. For Rob Kroes, one of Europe's most distinguished authorities on contemporary American culture, it was rather the other way around. For Kroes, it was deep knowledge of American culture that brought him back to America and face to face with a couple of highway signs, Tocquevillian in their portent, that invited motorists to exit from Interstate 80 in Nevada toward a place called Independence Valley and to keep their eyes open for a Prison Area. In this collection of essays, Kroes invites us to take these two signs seriously for ... Read more
The study of prisons brought Tocqueville to America. For Rob Kroes, one of Europe's most distinguished authorities on contemporary American culture, it was rather the other way around. For Kroes, it was deep knowledge of American culture that brought him back to America and face to face with a couple of highway signs, Tocquevillian in their portent, that invited motorists to exit from Interstate 80 in Nevada toward a place called Independence Valley and to keep their eyes open for a Prison Area. In this collection of essays, Kroes invites us to take these two signs seriously for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
255g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9781611687309
SKU
V9781611687309
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About Rob Kroes
Rob Kroes is professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Amsterdam, now also honorary professor at the University of Utrecht. One of Europe's leading American studies scholars, he is the author of numerous books and articles, including Photographic Memories: Private Pictures, Public Images, and American History.
Reviews for Prison Area, Independence Valley
These essays are both brilliant and provocative.
Richard Pells Rob Kroes, the most acute European analyst of contemporary American culture, offers deeply grounded reflections on American politics and culture.
Thomas Bender [Kroes] has been the vanguard of researchers who carefully trace the influence of weary popular American culture abroad, without subscribing to the idea that it is harmful ... Read more
Richard Pells Rob Kroes, the most acute European analyst of contemporary American culture, offers deeply grounded reflections on American politics and culture.
Thomas Bender [Kroes] has been the vanguard of researchers who carefully trace the influence of weary popular American culture abroad, without subscribing to the idea that it is harmful ... Read more