Behold, America a history of America first and the American Dream /
What does America stand for in the twenty-first century? Behold, America confronts this urgent question by looking at the story behind two of the most contentious phrases in the American political playbook: the 'American dream' and 'America first'. What do these phrases tell us a...
| Main Author: | Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett, 1970- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2018.
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue: First, America first
- Part one: 1900-1920 (1. The American dream, 1900-1916: the spirit of American dreams ; 2. America first, 1900-1916: pure Americanism against the Universe ; 3. The American dream, 1917-1920: what do you call that but socialism? ; 4. America first, 1917-1920: we have emerged from Dreamland)
- Part two: 1920-1930 (5. The American dream, 1921-1923: salesmen of prosperity ; 6. America first, 1920-1923: the simplicity of government ; 7. The Amwerican dream, 1924-1929: a willingness of the heart ; 8. America first, 1923-1929: a super patriot, patriot)
- Part three: 1930-1940 (9. The American dream, 1930-1934: das Dollarland ; 10. America first, 1930-1934: the official recognition of reality ; 11. The American dream, 1934-1939: the pageant of history ; 12. America first, 1935-1939: it can happen here ; 13. America first and the American dream, 1939-1941: Americans! Wake up!)
- Epilogue, 1945-2017: still America firsting
- Coda.