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kmatthe2's review against another edition
3.0
Another touchstone text in American Studies and the "myth and symbol" school of thought. Important to have read, even if limited.
nick_jenkins's review against another edition
5.0
A classic work that has been (rightly) critiqued thoroughly over the years, but which has nevertheless retained a freshness and power in its efforts to bring so many disciplines and sources together. And, even if the author is not always terribly sophisticated about questions of gender and class, Nash is nevertheless aware of them in ways that many of his contemporaries were not.
nick_jenkins's review
5.0
A classic work that has been (rightly) critiqued thoroughly over the years, but which has nevertheless retained a freshness and power in its efforts to bring so many disciplines and sources together. And, even if the author is not always terribly sophisticated about questions of gender and class, Nash is nevertheless aware of them in ways that many of his contemporaries were not.
raehink's review
2.0
Many of the Western history books I have read mention this historian as being an important one to be familiar with...so I tackled him. I hope I will grasp his significance as I continue to read more of the newer western scholarship. I found him to be quite dry.
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