American Niceness: A Cultural History

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraphs -- Contents -- Introduction: American Niceness and the Democratic Personality -- 1. Indian Giving and the Dangers of Hospitality -- 2. Southern Niceness and the Slave's Smile -- 3. The Christology of Niceness -- 4. Feminine Niceness -- 5. The Likable Empire from Plymouth Rock to the Philippines -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

• | Author: Carrie Tirado Bramen
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 0674976495
• | ISBN-13: 9780674976498