Inventing the "American way" : the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement /

Inventing the "American way" : the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement /

Show other versions (1)

"Wendy Wall looks at how and why postwar Americans of diverse backgrounds and divergent political views agreed upon a need for and put forward a unifying set of national values. She particularly focuses on three groups: businessmen, government officials and cultural elites, and a loose collatio...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wall, Wendy, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Nationalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Businessmen > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Elite (Social sciences) > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
Political activists > United States > History > 20th century.
Intellectuals > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Officials and employees > Political activity > History > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
History
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Enemies at home and abroad (1935-1941)
  • "Are we a nation?"
  • Industrial democracy versus free enterprise
  • In search of common ground
  • pt. II. The politics of unity during World War II (1942-1945)
  • The spectre of "divide and conquer"
  • "The house I live in"
  • pt. III. Shaping a Cold War consensus (1946-1955)
  • United America
  • The Freedom Train
  • Crusading for freedom at home and abroad
  • Conclusion.

Similar Items