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Item Details
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AMERICAN SOCIETY TODAY
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| By: |
Edward Ashbee |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0719060214 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780719060212 |
| Publisher: |
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
31 October, 2002 |
| Series: |
Politics Today |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
Aiming to provide a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society, this text includes the ways in which the US can be considered "exceptional" - the character of the "American dream", the role of ethnicity and race and the differences between the regions. |
| Synopsis: |
Aiming to provide a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society, this text includes the ways in which the US can be considered "exceptional" - the character of the "American dream", the role of ethnicity and race and the differences between the regions. It considers in depth a number of contemporary debates including the claim that the US economy has lost its capacity to generate wealth and stimulate mobility, that there has been a process of civic disengagement as voluntary organizations have lost members, and that the traditional family is in decline. Included is a thorough investigation of the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001 and their aftermath. The text also looks at the arguments put forward by those who assert that a common American identity has given way to a multitude of conflicting identities structured around factors such as race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Manchester University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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