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mods: Inventing the "American way" the politics of consensus from the New Deal to the civil rights movement Wall, Wendy 1962- creator text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2008 2008 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xi, 378 pages) : illustrations "Wendy Wall looks at how and why postwar Americans of diverse backgrounds and divergent political views agreed upon a need for and put forward a unifying set of national values. She particularly focuses on three groups: businessmen, government officials and cultural elites, and a loose collation of activists and intellectuals." -- Provided by publisher. pt. I. Enemies at home and abroad (1935-1941) -- "Are we a nation?" -- Industrial democracy versus free enterprise -- In search of common ground -- pt. II. The politics of unity during World War II (1942-1945) -- The spectre of "divide and conquer" -- "The house I live in" -- pt. III. Shaping a Cold War consensus (1946-1955) -- United America -- The Freedom Train -- Crusading for freedom at home and abroad -- Conclusion. Wendy L. Wall. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2009. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Includes bibliographical reference (pages 295-359) and index. n-us--- United States Politics and government 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1945-1989 Political culture United States History 20th century Nationalism United States History 20th century Businessmen Political activity United States History 20th century United States Officials and employees Political activity History 20th century Elite (Social sciences) Political activity United States History 20th century Political activists United States History 20th century Intellectuals Political activity Un…