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Author

Wall, Wendy, 1962-

Title Inventing the "American way" [electronic resource] : the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement / Wendy L. Wall.

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Oxford [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ACLS Humanities E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xi, 378 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series	ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical reference (p. [295]-359) and index.
Contents	Pt. I. Enemies at home and abroad (1935-1941) -- "Are we a nation?" -- Industrial democracy versus free enterprise -- In search of common ground -- Pt. II. The politics of unity during World War II (1942-1945) -- The spectre of "divide and conquer" -- "The house I live in" -- Pt. III. Shaping a Cold War consensus (1946-1955) -- United America -- The Freedom Train -- Crusading for freedom at home and abroad -- Conclusion.
Reproduction	Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2014. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Subject	United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
	Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Businessmen -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Officials and employees -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
	Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
	Political activists -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Intellectuals -- United States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Added Author	American Council of Learned Societies.
In:	ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/
Other Form:	Original 9780195329100 (DLC) 2007010975
Standard No.	2027/heb07803 hdl