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American Way of Life

American Way of Life

The American Way of Life

Lawrence R. Samuel / Lawrence RSamuel

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Historia de América
ISBN:
9781683930846
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The American Way of Life is a cultural history of the American Way of Life (or more simply the American Way). The book argues that since the term was popularized in the 1930s, the American Way has served as the primary guiding mythology or national ethos of the United States.

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