America was founded by settlers who brought with them a distinct culture including the English language, Protestant values, individualism, religious commitment,

In recent years, cognitive and affective science have become increasingly important for interpretation and explanation in the social sciences and humanities. Ho

This book examines the development of literary constructions of Irish-American identity from the mid-nineteenth century arrival of the Famine generation through

In recent years, cognitive and affective science have become increasingly important for interpretation and explanation in the social sciences and humanities. Ho

The history of Asian American literature reveals the ongoing attempt to work through the fraught relationship between identity politics and literary representat