Jacques Portes

Fascination and Misgivings

The United States in French Opinion, 1870 1914

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows the impact of American economic and societal models on French public opinion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780521653237
• ISBN-10: 0521653231
• Artikelnr.: 21148138

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Claude Fohlen
Introduction
Part I. The United States as Exoticism: 1. The journey
2. At first sight
3. Western
4. Les Nègres
5. A 'manipulated and mechanized life'
Part II. Models from the United States: 6. A truly American democracy
7. A political life without grandeur
8. The new world of education
9. La Belle Américaine
10. From the Mormons to Americanism
11. Social hell or social harmony?
Part III. The United States as Power: 12. Immigration: strength or weakness?
13. Business
14. And now, imperialism
15. Is there a culture in the United States?
Conclusion
Selective bibliography
Index.