How America Sees Itself
How America's sense of national identity is perceived by the American people.
What are notions of national identity and how does it arise? We look at probably the most powerful country on the planet - the United States of America. What is its character? And what do Americans see when they look at themselves. Mike Williams travels around the States to uncover the ideology involved in being an American.
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American Ideals
Duration: 01:06
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- Fri 22 Apr 2016 21:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & News Internet
- Mon 25 Apr 2016 01:32GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Mon 25 Apr 2016 02:32GMTBBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
- Mon 25 Apr 2016 03:32GMTBBC World Service East Asia & South Asia only
- Mon 25 Apr 2016 04:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Mon 25 Apr 2016 06:32GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & East and Southern Africa only
- Mon 25 Apr 2016 14:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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