The evolution of the American dream

how the promise of equal opportunity became a quest for equal results

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The evolution of the American dream

how the promise of equal opportunity became a quest for equal results

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Pembrook Pub.
Language
English
Pages
296

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Table of Contents

Ch. 1. The dram of a new life in the Land of Opportunity
Ch. 2. The dream of self-government and Manifest Destiny
Ch. 3. The dream of freedom and justice for all
Ch. 4. The dream of wealth in the Gilded Age
Ch. 5. Reinventing the dream in the Progressive Era
Ch. 6. The dream of the good life in the Consumer Age
Ch. 7. The dream of Social Security and freedom from want
Ch. 8. The dream of home ownership and a college education
Ch. 9. The dream of equality of opportunity and equality of results
Ch. 10. The dream of a Great Society and the Age of Entitlement
Ch. 11. The dream of morning in America and the Reagan revolution
Ch. 12. The dream of global capitalism in the Information Age
Ch. 13. The American fantasy and the pursuit of unhappiness
Ch. 14. The future of the American dream.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.

Published in
Auburn Hills, Mich

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Library of Congress
HN59.2 S53 2011

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Pagination
296 pages
Number of pages
296

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL42873686M
Internet Archive
evolutionofameri0000skan
ISBN 10
0977174336
ISBN 13
9780977174331
OCLC/WorldCat
813830014

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Work ID
OL20434962W

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