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Informationen zum Autor Jon Huer received his Ph.D. in sociology from UCLA in 1975 and is the author of 15 books on social criticism, art philosophy and political economy. TIME magazine called one of his books, The Dead End, "An important and brilliant book (about) America's national death wish." After teaching for the last 25 years of his career at U.S. military bases around the world, he retired to Greenfield, Massachusetts. Currently, he writes bi-weekly columns on U.S. politics and culture for the Greenfield Recorder. Klappentext The way we live, work, and die-alone and with other Americans-have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us. Huer discusses this alien part of America in American Paradise. Zusammenfassung The way we live! work! and die-alone and with other Americans-have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us. Huer discusses this alien part of America in American Paradise. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction. Welcome to American Paradise Chapter 2 Chapter 1. The Great American Temptation Chapter 3 Chapter 2. The Axis of Evil Temptation Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Merchants of Death Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Paradise Up Close Chapter 6 Chapter 5. What America Has Become Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Life, Liberty, and Happiness Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Freedom's Progress Chapter 9 Chapter 8. The Incredibly Shrinking Nation Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Lifestyle and Other Oddities Chapter 11 Chapter 10. Individualism and Supreme Justice Chapter 12 Chapter 11. The Americanization of Love Chapter 13 Chapter 12. Paradise Found Chapter 14 Chapter 13. The Perfect State Chapter 15 Chapter 14. A Phantom Nation Chapter 16 Chapter 15. Weapons of Mass Distraction Chapter 17 Chapter 16. All That Glitters Chapter 18 Chapter 17. More Economic Oddities Chapter 19 Chapter 18. What Could Have Been Chapter 20 Chapter 19. Paradise Lost, Again Chapter 21 Chapter 20. Living and Dying by the Sword Chapter 22 Bibliography...
