The American Dream  -  Jim Cullen

A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation

KORTE INHOUD

"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 notes that the United States, unlike most other nations, defines itself not on the facts of blood, rel...
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2004 Uitgever: Oxford University Press Usa 224 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0195173252 ISBN-13: 9780195173253