The American dream
| Titel: | The American dream : a short history of an idea that shaped a nation / Jim Cullen |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Oxford [u.a.] : Univ. Press, 2003 |
| Umfang: | X, 214 S. : Ill. ; 22 cm |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Vorliegende Ausgabe: | Online-Ausg.: 2005. - Online-Ressource. |
| ISBN: | 9780195303988 (Sekundärausgabe) |
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Inhaltsbeschreibung der Sammlung und Zugangshinweise
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- The American Dream
- p. 2
- Introduction A Dream Country
- p. 3
- Chapter 1
- Dream of the Good Life (i): the Puritan Enterprise
- p. 11
- Chapter 2
- Dream Charter: the Declaration of Independence
- p. 35
- Chapter 3
- Dream of the Good Life (ii): Upward Mobility
- p. 59
- Chapter 4
- King of America: the Dream of Equality
- p. 103
- Chapter 5
- Detached Houses: the Dream of Home Ownership
- p. 133
- Chapter 6
- Dream of the Good Life (iii): the Coast
- p. 159
- Conclusion: Extending the Dream
- p. 185
- Notes on Sources
- p. 191
- Acknowledgments
- p. 201
- Index
- p. 205
