Inventing the "American Way" : the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement / / Wendy L. Wall

• Record Nr.: UNISA996247975203316
• Autore: Wall Wendy <1962->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 0-19-539240-X; 0-19-973682-0; 9786611162269; 0-19-804403-8; 1-281-16226-4; 1-4356-2047-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (395 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.917
• Soggetti: Political culture - United States - History - 20th century; Nationalism - United States - History - 20th century; Businessmen - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century; Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century; Political activists - United States - History - 20th century; Intellectuals - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century; United States Politics and government 1933-1945; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; United States Officials and employees Political activity History 20th century; United States Social conditions 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical reference (p. [295]-359) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pt. I. Enemies at home and abroad (1935-1941) -- "Are we a nation?" -- Industrial democracy versus free enterprise -- In search of common ground -- Pt. II. The politics of unity during World War II (1942-1945) -- The spectre of "divide and conquer" -- "The house I live in" -- Pt. III. Shaping a Cold War consensus (1946-1955) -- United America -- The Freedom Train -- Crusading for freedom at home and abroad -- ; Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Wendy Wall looks at how and why postwar Americans of diverse backgrounds and divergent political views agreed upon a need for and put forward a unifying set of national values. She particularly focuses on three groups: businessmen, government officials and cultural elites, and a loose collation of activists and intellectuals.