Description |
xiii, 313 pages ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Looking back : differing perceptions of the Civil War -- Can Americans reform their society and economic system? -- The philanthropic impulse : helping people in a democracy -- What role for the Negro in American society? -- Pacifism and militarism : is peace best preserved through military preparedness? -- Can industrialization be efficient and humane? The conflict over scientific management -- Americanization versus cultural pluralism -- Birth control : nay and yea -- The Scopes trial : evolution versus Scriptural Christianity -- Do women want national prohibition? -- The quality of American culture compared to other cultures : two views -- Internationalism versus isolationism : entering World War II -- The experience of jazz : provenance and performance -- America on film : distorted images and dismal prospects? -- The Supreme Court in a democratic polity : activism versus restraint -- Environmentalism and its critics -- Blacks in America : integration or separatism? Nonviolence or militance? -- The role of journalists in Vietnam -- Women and work : differences of class and race. |
Subject |
United States -- Civilization -- Sources.
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United States. |
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Civilization. |
Genre/Form |
Sources.
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Subject |
Cultural pluralism -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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Cultural pluralism. |
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History. |
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Social values -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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Social values. |
Added Author |
Kammen, Michael G.
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ISBN |
0312090854 |
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