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

• Autore: Lyons J
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.085
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: America in the British Imagination
• ISBN: 9781137376794; 1137376791; 9781137376800; 1137376805
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910973102503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II