02743oam 2200637I 450 991045295870332120200520144314.00-415-83187-30-203-48166-61-134-62468-910.4324/9780203481660 (CKB)2550000001103160(EBL)1318959(OCoLC)854976324(SSID)ssj0000949692(PQKBManifestationID)12421489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000949692(PQKBWorkID)11014336(PQKB)11188401(MiAaPQ)EBC1318959(Au-PeEL)EBL1318959(CaPaEBR)ebr10736704(CaONFJC)MIL505666(OCoLC)853454251(EXLCZ)99255000000110316020180706d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe American middle class a cultural history /Lawrence R. SamuelNew York :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (183 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-83186-5 1-299-74415-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 The Greatest Show On Earth; 2 The Happening; 3 Apocalypse Now; 4 Trading Places; 5 Falling Down; 6 The Perfect Storm; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index<P>The middle class is often viewed as the heart of American society, the key to the country's democracy and prosperity. Most Americans believe they belong to this group, and few politicians can hope to be elected without promising to serve the middle class. Yet today the American middle class is increasingly seen as under threat. In <I>The American Middle Class: A Cultural History</I>, Lawrence R. Samuel charts the rise and fall of this most definitive American population, from its triumphant emergence in the post-World War II years to the struggles of the present day.</P><P>Between the 1920sMiddle classUnited StatesHistoryMiddle classPolitical activityUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditions1945-United StatesSocial conditions1945-Electronic books.Middle classHistory.Middle classPolitical activity305.5/50973Samuel Lawrence R.872705MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452958703321The American middle class2284560UNINA