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Fraser Steve |
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Class Matters : The Strange Career of an American Delusion / / Steve Fraser |
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New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations |
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Social classes - United States - History |
Social conflict - United States - History |
Social psychology - United States - History |
Nonfiction |
History |
United States Social conditions |
United States Politics and government 1945-1953 |
United States Politics and government 1945-1989 |
United States |
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Monografia |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Enigma of Class in America -- 1. East of Eden -- 2. We the People in the City of Brotherly Love -- 3. Wretched Refuse -- 4. There Was a Young Cowboy Homeless on the Range -- 5. John Smith Visits Suburbia -- 6. Free at Last? "I Have a Dream" and Involuntary Servitude -- Conclusion. The Homeland -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A uniquely personal yet deeply informed exploration of the hidden history of class in American life From the decks of the Mayflower straight through to Donald Trump's "American carnage," class has always played a role in American life. In this remarkable work, Steve Fraser twines our nation's past with his own family's history, deftly illustrating how class matters precisely because Americans work so hard to pretend it doesn't. He examines six signposts of American |
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