American Dream A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation

Name: American Dream A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation
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ISBN: 9780195173253

ISBN-10: 0195173252

ISBN-13: 9780195173253

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jim Cullen

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"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In this fascinating short history, Jim Cullen explores the meaning of the American Dream, or rather the several American Dreams that have both reflected and shaped American identity from the Pilgrims to the present. Cullen begins by noting that the United States, unlike most other nations, defines itself not on the facts of blood, religion, language, geography, or shared history, but on a set of ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and consolidated in the Constitution.At the core of these…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/14/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.60" wide x 5.12" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



The American Dream


Introduction A Dream Country



Dream of the Good Life (i): the Puritan Enterprise



Dream Charter: the Declaration of Independence



Dream of the Good Life (ii): Upward Mobility



King of America: the Dream of Equality



Detached Houses: the Dream of Home Ownership



Dream of the Good Life (iii): the Coast


Conclusion: Extending the Dream


Notes on Sources


Acknowledgments


Index