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Why the American Century?
Olivier Zunz
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Description for Why the American Century?
Paperback. Exploring the struggles of the American elites as they tried to maintain a democratic, modern mass society, this text reveals the limits of a system ultimately benefiting an abstract "average" consumer. It exposes the internal contradictions that would undermine Americans' belief in their ideology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Ever since Henry Luce, the publisher of Time and Life, proclaimed in 1941 that the 20th century is the American Century, many Americans have been trying to understand their role in it. In a reinterpretation of America's rise to world power, this text shows how Americans appropriated the 20th century; America's ascension was not the result of Europe's self-destruction. By the Second World War, Olivier Zunz argues, American policymakers, corporate managers, engineers, and social scientists were managing the country from within a powerful matrix of institutions devoted to fostering new knowledge. These men and ... Read more
Ever since Henry Luce, the publisher of Time and Life, proclaimed in 1941 that the 20th century is the American Century, many Americans have been trying to understand their role in it. In a reinterpretation of America's rise to world power, this text shows how Americans appropriated the 20th century; America's ascension was not the result of Europe's self-destruction. By the Second World War, Olivier Zunz argues, American policymakers, corporate managers, engineers, and social scientists were managing the country from within a powerful matrix of institutions devoted to fostering new knowledge. These men and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
373g
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226994628
SKU
V9780226994628
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