The greatest of all time : a history of an American obsession /
"Americans love to talk about 'greatness.' In this book, Zev Eleff explores the phenomenon of 'greatness' culture and what Americans really mean when they talk about greatness. Greatness discourse provides a uniquely American language for participants to discuss their '...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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Table of Contents:
- The economics of American greatness
- The problem of the great all-knowing answer man
- The rise and fall of the great changemakers
- How the Babe became the greatest (and the Roosevelts, too)
- The great counterculture conundrum
- Conclusion: Michael Jordan in the "Age of Lists".