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Back East

How Westerners Invented a Region

Autor: Flannery Burke
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Copertă tare
Editura: University of Washington Press
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Western imaginations of "Back East" rewrote America's cultural identity, shaping myths and realities...

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Autor
Flannery Burke
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Copertă tare
Publicat
2025
Pagini
280
EAN
9780295753850
Enbook ID
48152479
Editura
University of Washington Press
Greutate
616
Dimensiuni
152 x 229

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Western imaginations of "Back East" rewrote America's cultural identity, shaping myths and realities alike

Just as easterners imagined the American West, westerners imagined the American East, reshaping American culture. Back East flips the script of American regional narratives.

In novels, travel narratives, popular histories, and dude ranch brochures, twentieth-century western US writers saw the East through the lens of their experiences and ambitions. Farmers following the railroad saw capitalists exploiting their labor, while cowboys viewed urban easterners as soft and effete. Westerners of different racial backgrounds, including African Americans and Asian Americans, projected their hopes and critiques onto an East that embodied urbanity, power, and opportunity.

This interplay between "Out West" and "Back East" influenced income inequality, land use, cultural identities, and national government. It fueled myths that reshaped public lands, higher education, and the publishing industry. The cultural exchange was not one-sided; it contributed to modern social sciences and amplified marginalized voices from Chicane poets to Native artists.

By examining how westerners imagined the American East, Back East provides a fresh perspective on the American cultural landscape, offering a deeper understanding of the myths that continue to shape it.

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