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The American Dream: A Cultural History
Lawrence Samuel
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Description for The American Dream: A Cultural History
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into the fabric of everyday life, playing a vital role in who we are, what we do, and why we do it. No other idea or mythology has as much influence on our individual and collective lives. Tracing the history of the phrase in popular culture, Samuel gives readers a field guide to the evolution of our national identity over the last eighty years. Samuel tells the story chronologically, ... Read more
There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into the fabric of everyday life, playing a vital role in who we are, what we do, and why we do it. No other idea or mythology has as much influence on our individual and collective lives. Tracing the history of the phrase in popular culture, Samuel gives readers a field guide to the evolution of our national identity over the last eighty years. Samuel tells the story chronologically, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815610076
SKU
V9780815610076
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About Lawrence Samuel
Lawrence R. Samuel is the founder of Culture Planning LLC, a Miami-and New York-based resource offering cultural insight to Fortune 500 organizations. He is the author of The End of the Innocence: The 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair, Future: A Recent History, Rich: The Rise and Fall of American Wealth Culture, Freud on Madison Avenue: Motivation Research and Subliminal Advertising ... Read more
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