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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824336903321

Titolo

Transatlantic divide : comparing American and European society / / editor, Alberto Martinelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03437-0

1-281-14875-X

9786611148751

0-19-152543-X

1-4356-1387-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinelliAlberto

Disciplina

306.09409045

Soggetti

Social history - 20th century

United States Civilization 1945-

European Union countries Civilization 20th century

United States Social conditions 1945-

European Union countries Social conditions 20th century

United States Politics and government 20th century

European Union countries Politics and government 20th century

United States Economic conditions 1945-

European Union countries Economic conditions 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF GRAPHS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 The European Union and the United States as two variants of Western modernity; 2 The economic sphere; 3 Inequality; 4 Family; 5 Politics and institutional architectures; 6 Welfare; 7 Value change; 8 Religion; 9 Cities; 10 The American and the European models of society: not so different after all; Appendix with a synthetic picture of the most relevant trends; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world. This volume describes, interprets, and analyzes the key social trends in the EU and the USA over the last 50 years.