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Divided we stand : the rejection of American culture since the 1960s
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- Creator
- John Harmon McElroy
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006]
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- xi, 259 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780742550810, 0742550818
- OCLC
- ocm61228631
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index.
- The culture war in America in the late twentieth century -- The rejection of American culture -- Perfection vs. practical improvement -- Class struggle vs. the responsible individual -- Liberation vs. equal freedom -- Bending : a means of cultural subversion -- Bending education -- Instrumental government -- Strict materialism -- Will American culture be replaced? -- Appendix A. Beliefs of American culture -- Appendix B. A brief homily on needs -- Appendix C. Some recommended further reading
Subjects
- National characteristics, American.
- Values -- United States.
- Counterculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Anti-Americanism -- History -- 20th century.
- Social conflict -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-