ISBN:
0748626026
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1281947725
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0748626018
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9780748631322
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9781281947727
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9780748626021
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9780748626014
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 324 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version American Thought and Culture in the 21st Century
DDC:
306.0973
Keywords:
Culture 21st century
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Culture ; 21st century
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United States ; Civilization ; 21st century
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Electronic books
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United States Civilization 21st century
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Will the twenty-first century be the next American Century? Will American power and ideas dominate the globe in the coming years? Or is the prestige of the United States likely to crumble beneath the pressure of new international challenges?. This ground-breaking book explores the changing patterns of American thought and culture at the dawn of the new millennium, when the world's richest nation has never been more powerful or more controversial. It brings together some of the most eminent North American and European thinkers to investigate the crucial issues and challenges facing the United S
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction: The Next American Century?; Part 1: Politics; 1. American Politics in the 1990s and 2000s; 2. American Leadership into the New Century; 3. 9/11 and US Foreign Policy; 4. Three Variations on American Liberalism; 5. The Rise of Postmodern Conservatism; 6. US Propaganda; Part 2: Society; 7. Contemporary Social Criticism; 8. Religion in Post-secular America; 9. The US and Globalisation; 10. The Future of Medicine; 11. Technology in the 21st Century; 12, America and the Environment; Part 3: Culture
Description / Table of Contents:
13. Contemporary American Culture14. Cultural Pluralism and National Identity; 15. Writing in the Wake of 9/11; 16. American Ways of Seeing; 17. Television and DIgital Media; 18. Animation and DIgital Culture; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-317) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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