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America ascendant : the rise of American exceptionalism /

Weaving together social, military and political history, America Ascendant presents the extraordinary World War II Alliance between the media and government that conceived the ideal of American exceptionalism and established a century of American global leadership.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spragg, Dennis M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Propaganda. Exceptionalism > United States > History. World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Mass media and the war. Government and the press > United States > History > 20th century. Press and politics > United States > History > 20th century. Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.

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