Considering class : essays on the discourse of the American dream /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cahill, Kevin M. (Professor of Philosophy), Johannessen, Lene
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Münster : Lit, [2007]
Series:Transnational and transatlantic American studies ; v. 4.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Kevin Cahill and Lene Johannessen. Pt. I. Class and the culture of exceptionalism. The elephant in the room : culture, cohesion, and context in the American middle class / Marina Moskowitz
  • Power, praxis, and equity in the struggle for working class dignity / Omar Schwartz
  • (Re)examining class : transnational workders and nationalist struggles in the late 19th century United States / Malini Cadambi & Evan Mathew. Pt. II. The discourse of class. Defining working-class realities in Chicago and Rocksburg, PA : 'partial descriptions' / Rosalie Murphy Baum
  • Class presidents : finding evidence of class struggle in US presidential speechmaking / Jason C. Myers and Stephen Routh
  • Doctorow's Ragtime : inserting class in a literary discussion / Masood Raja
  • Gendered dreams and the Hollywood cross-class romance / Wuming Zhao. Pt. III. Class and institutions. Social class and adult education / Tom Nesbit
  • Achieving social class diversity through the workforce : a case study of TIAA-CREF / Ken Oldfield. Pt. IV. Narratives of class. The stories we tell / Irvin Peckham
  • Class distinctions : mapping poverty on the contemporary US class landscape / Vivyan Adair.