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UNINA9910788480503321 |
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Gamble Richard M. |
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In search of the city on a hill : the making and unmaking of an American myth / / Richard M. Gamble |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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National characteristics, American |
United States Civilization |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction \ 1. A Foreign Country \ 2. The Good Land \ 3. A Land of Light, 1630-1838 \ 4. A Spectacle to the World, 1838-1930 \ 5. TheaRevolutionary City, 1930-1969a\ 6. The Shining City, 1969-1989 \a7. The Once and Future Citya\ A Note on Sources \ Index |
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'In Search of the City on a Hill' challenges the widespread assumption that Americans have always used this potent metaphor to define their national identity. It demonstrates that America's 'redeemer myth' owes more to 19th and 20th century reinventions of the Puritans than to the colonists' own conceptions of divine election. |
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UNINA9910777782403321 |
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Autore |
Parthasarathy Shobita |
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Building genetic medicine : breast cancer, technology, and the comparative politics of health care / / Shobita Parthasarathy |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2007] |
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©2007 |
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1-282-10044-0 |
9786612100444 |
0-262-28128-7 |
1-4294-6094-6 |
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Collana |
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BRCA genes - Diagnostic use - United States |
BRCA genes - Diagnostic use - Great Britain |
Genetic screening - Social aspects - United States |
Genetic screening - Social aspects - Great Britain |
Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis - Social aspects - United States |
Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis - Social aspects - Great Britain |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index. |
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Toolkits for genetic testing -- Comparative architectures of genetic testing -- Eliminating the competition and ensuring success -- Defining a good health outcome -- Myriad, Britain, and culture clash. |
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A comparative study of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain that shows the importance of national context in the development and use of science and technology even in an era of globalization. |
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