The American dream : a short history of an idea that shaped a nation /

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"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In this fascinating short history, Jim Cullen explores the meaning of the American Dream, or rather the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cullen, Jim, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Temas:
National characteristics, American.
Social values > United States.
American Dream.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis.
Rêve américain.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
American Dream
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:
  • Introduction: A dream country
  • Dream of the good life (I) : the Puritan enterprise
  • Dream charter : The Declaration of Independence
  • Dream of the good life (II) : upward mobility
  • King of America : the dream of equality
  • Detached houses : the dream of home ownership
  • Dream of the good life (III) : the coast
  • Conclusion: Extending the dream.

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