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UNINA9910783352003321 |
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Autore |
Cullen Jim <1962-> |
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Titolo |
The American dream [[electronic resource] ] : a short history of an idea that shaped a nation / / Jim Cullen |
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Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771122-7 |
0-19-983971-9 |
1-280-55891-1 |
0-19-803592-6 |
0-19-530398-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National characteristics, American |
Social values - United States |
United States Civilization Philosophy |
United States Politics and government Philosophy |
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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 bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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