The American Dream : a Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation.

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This work discusses the reality of the ambiguous but galvanizing concept of the American Dream, a concept that for better and worse has proven to be amazingly elastic and durable for hundreds of years and across racial, class, and other demographic lines.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cullen, Jim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
National characteristics, American.
Social values > United States.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis.
Civilization > Philosophy
National characteristics, American
Politics and government
Social values
United States > Civilization > Philosophy.
United States > Politics and government > Philosophy.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Philosophie.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Introduction: A Dream Country; CHAPTER 1 Dream of the Good Life (I): The Puritan Enterprise; CHAPTER 2 Dream Charter: The Declaration of Independence; CHAPTER 3 Dream of the Good Life (II): Upward Mobility; CHAPTER 4 King of America: The Dream of Equality; CHAPTER 5 Detached Houses: The Dream of Home Ownership; CHAPTER 6 Dream of the Good Life (III): The Coast; Conclusion: Extending the Dream; Notes on Sources; Acknowledgments; Index.

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