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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973102503321

Autore

Lyons J

Titolo

America in the British Imagination : 1945 to the Present / / by J. Lyons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013

ISBN

9781137376794

1137376791

9781137376800

1137376805

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

941.085

Soggetti

America - History

World politics

Social history

Great Britain - History

Europe - History

History, Modern

History of the Americas

Political History

Social History

History of Britain and Ireland

European History

Modern History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Architect of Modern Britain: The Influence of the United Stateson Britain, 1945-1963; 2 Terra Incognita: The United States in the British Imagination, 1945-1963; 3 The BritishWorking Class and the United States, 1963-1979; 4 The United States and the Politics of Thatcherism, 1979-1990; 5 Culture Wars: American Global Supremacy and British Nationalism, 1990-2001; 6 September 11 and After: From Hostility to Indifference, 2001-2013; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

How was American culture disseminated into Britain? Why did many British citizens embrace American customs? And what picture did they form of American society and politics? This engaging and wide-ranging history explores these and other questions about the U.S.'s cultural and political influence on British society in the post-World War II period.