Format:
XVI, 282 S.
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Ill.
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24 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9780415886789
,
9780415886796
Note:
The American dream : celebrity, class, and social mobility -- Beyond subsistence : the rise of the middle class in the twentieth century -- Prosperity and wealth arrive : boom times and women's suffrage in the 1920s -- Pull yourself up by your bootstraps : personal failure and the Great Depression -- We're all in this together : collectivism and World War II -- Suburban utopia : the postwar middle class fantasy -- Is that all there is? : challenging the suburban fantasy in the sixties and seventies -- Massive wealth as moral reward : the reagan revolution and individualism -- Success just for being you : opportunity in the internet age
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-203-83149-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
USA
;
American dream
;
Berühmte Persönlichkeit
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