Jim P. Cullen

Broschiertes Buch

The American Dream

A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation

Beschreibung

"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon. In this short, fluid narrative, James Cullen explores how the concept has been defined and sought after throughout American history, through dreams of religious freedom, property ownership, upward mobility, social equality, and personal fulfillment.

Autor

Jim Cullen holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University and teaches at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, in New York City. He is the author of Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen and the American Tradition and The Civil War in Popular Culture: A Reusable Past, among other books.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 139mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9780195173253
• ISBN-10: 0195173252
• Artikelnr.: 14683805