Inventing the 'American Way' - The Politics of Consensus from New Deal to Civil Rights Movement

Zusatztext Wall's book is a valuable study, clearly the product of many years' work, covering a lot of ground and filled with well-considered judgments. She has gone a long way in investigating exactly how various constituencies sought to shape Americans' understanding of their own political culture in the middle years of the twentieth century. Informationen zum Autor Wendy L. Wall is an Assistant Professor of History at Colgate University. She was previously a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Klappentext This book looks at how and why Americans of diverse backgrounds and divergent political views agreed upon a need for and put forward a unifying set of national values in mid-century America. Zusammenfassung This book looks at how and why Americans of diverse backgrounds and divergent political views agreed upon a need for and put forward a unifying set of national values in mid-century America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: Enemies at Home and Abroad (1935-1941) 1: "Are We a Nation?" 2: Industrial Democracy vs. Free Enterprise 3: In Search of Common Ground Part II: The Politics of Unity during World War II (1942-1945) 4: The Spectre of "Divide and Conquer" 5: "The House I Live In" Part III: Shaping a Cold War Consensus (1946-1955) 6: United America 7: The Freedom Train 8: Crusading for Freedom at Home and Abroad Conclusion: The Limits of Consensus Notes

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• Authors: Wendy Wall, Wendy L. Wall
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2009
• EAN: 9780195392401
• ISBN: 978-0-19-539240-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Political activism / Political engagement