American Dream A Cultural History

Name: American Dream A Cultural History
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ISBN: 9780815610076

ISBN-10: 0815610076

ISBN-13: 9780815610076

Edition: 2012

Authors: Lawrence Samuel

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There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into the fabric of everyday life, playing a vital role in who we are, what we do, and why we do it. No other idea or mythology has as much influence on our individual and collective lives. Tracing the history of the phrase in popular culture, Samuel gives readers a field guide to the evolution of our national identity over the last eighty years.Samuel tells the story chronologically, revealing that there have been six major eras of the mythology since the phrase was coined in 1931. Relying mainly on…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 8/30/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 241
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Introduction


The Epic of America


The Status Seekers


The Anti-Paradise


Born in the USA


The Anxious Society


American Idol


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index