America's Atonement
Download or Read eBook America's Atonement PDF written by Aaron David Gresson and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Aaron David Gresson |
| Publisher | : Peter Lang |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0820431451 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780820431451 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis America's Atonement by : Aaron David Gresson
Book excerpt: How does a nation redeem itself? What ideas, values, and strategies get mobilized in order for a nation to feel good about itself again? Is such a recovery possible for an entire people? America's Atonement provides one answer to these and related questions by arguing that racial pain, notably white racial pain, provides a metaphor for understanding a wide range of redemption-aimed cultural practices, ranging from the Yellow Ribbon Movement (1972-1992) to the current wave of recovery movies such as Disclosure and Forrest Gump.
