INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1 BEGINNINGS (CA. 1760– 1800) 13
6. 2 REGIONAL IDENTITIES (CA. 1850– 1880) 29
7. 3 POLITICAL CELEBRITY (CA. 1860– 1940) 65
8. 4 FOREIGN AFFAIRS (CA. 1898– 1990) 103
9. 5 CULTURE WARS (CA. 1980– 2020) 139
10. 6 NAMES, TODAY AND TOMORROW (CA. 2020– ) 175
11. APPENDIX 183
12. NOTES 211
13. INDEX 245