American Society Today - Ashbee, Edward
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In Europe, popular representations of the US often fall back upon crude caricature. Although there is admiration for the scale of the country's resources, and its technological and economic abilities, US society and the American character have won few sympathetic portrayals. "American Society Today" provides a counterweight to these by offering a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society. The book's coverage includes the ways in which the US can be considered 'exceptional', the character of the 'American dream', the role of ethnicity and race, and the differences between the regions.…mehr

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In Europe, popular representations of the US often fall back upon crude caricature. Although there is admiration for the scale of the country's resources, and its technological and economic abilities, US society and the American character have won few sympathetic portrayals. "American Society Today" provides a counterweight to these by offering a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society. The book's coverage includes the ways in which the US can be considered 'exceptional', the character of the 'American dream', the role of ethnicity and race, and the differences between the regions.
Autorenporträt
Edward Ashbee is Head of Social Studies at Denstone College, Staffordshire.