| American Society Today Contributor(s): Ashbee, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719060214 ISBN-13: 9780719060212 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $75.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: In Europe, popular representations of the US often fall back upon crude caricature. Although there is admiration for the scale of the country's resources, and its technological and economic abilities, US society and the American character have won few sympathetic portrayals. "American Society Today" provides a counterweight to these by offering a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society. The book's coverage includes the ways in which the US can be considered ' exceptional', the character of the 'American dream', the role of ethnicity and race, and the differences between the regions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 2002026488 |
| Series: Politics Today (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.92" W x 8.82" (0.91 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Europe, popular representations of the US often fall back upon crude caricature. Although there is admiration for the scale of the country's resources, and its technological and economic abilities, US society and the American character have won few sympathetic portrayals. "American Society Today" provides a counterweight to these by offering a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society. The book's coverage includes the ways in which the US can be considered 'exceptional', the character of the 'American dream', the role of ethnicity and race, and the differences between the regions. |