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UNINA9910462556003321 |
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Autore |
Huer Jon |
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Titolo |
American paradise [[electronic resource] ] : hidden ironies, contradictions, illusions, and delusions, paradoxes, dilemmas, and absurdities in American life / / Jon Huer |
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Landham, Md., : University Press of America, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-59975-9 |
9786613912206 |
0-7618-5186-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization |
Electronic books. |
United States Civilization 21st century |
United States Social conditions 21st century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographic references (p. [195]) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Readers' Comments on American Paradise:; Table of Contents; Introduction. Welcome to American Paradise; Chapter 1: The Great American Temptation; Chapter 2: The Axis of Evil Temptation; Chapter 3: Merchants of Death; Chapter 4: Paradise Up Close; Chapter 5: What America Has Become; Chapter 6: Life, Liberty, and Happiness; Chapter 7: Freedom's Progress; Chapter 8: The Incredibly Shrinking Nation; Chapter 9: Lifestyle and Other Oddities; Chapter 10: Individualism and Supreme Justice; Chapter 11: The Americanization of Love |
Chapter 12: Paradise FoundChapter 13: The Perfect State; Chapter 14: A Phantom Nation; Chapter 15: Weapons of Mass Distraction; Chapter 16: All That Glitters; Chapter 17: More Economic Oddities; Chapter 18: What Could Have Been; Chapter 19: Paradise Lost, Again; Chapter 20: Living and Dying by the Sword; Bibliography; Appendix: The American Waste Index; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The way we live, work, and die-alone and with other Americans-have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two |
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