Inventing the "American Way" : the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement / / Wendy L. Wall
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| Autore: |
Wall Wendy <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Inventing the "American Way" : the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement / / Wendy L. Wall
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.917 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Inventing the "American Way" |
| ISBN: | 0-19-539240-X |
| 0-19-973682-0 | |
| 9786611162269 | |
| 0-19-804403-8 | |
| 1-281-16226-4 | |
| 1-4356-2047-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996247975203316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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