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 United States History 20th century United States Social conditions 20th century États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1933-1945 États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1945-1989 Nationalisme États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Élite (Sciences sociales) Activité politique États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Activistes États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Intellectuels Activité politique États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle États-Unis Conditions sociales 20e siècle HISTORY Businessmen Political activity Elite (Social sciences) Political activity Employees Political activity Intellectuals Political activity Nationalism Political activists Political culture Politics and government Social conditions United States Consensus Sociale conflicten Mythevorming Nationale identiteit Nationale kenmerken Politieke cultuur Verenigde Staten Gesellschaftliches Bewusstsein Konsens Nationalbewusstsein USA Gesellschaftliches Bewusstsein Konsens USA Politisk kultur historia Förenta staterna 1900-talet Nationalism historia Förenta staterna 1900-talet Konsensus Politiska aktivister historia Förenta staterna 1900-talet Förenta staterna sociala förhållanden historia 1900-talet Förenta staterna politik och förvaltning historia 1900-talet 1900-1999 fast Geschichte 1900-2000 idszbz Geschichte 1935-1955 idszbz E743 .W355 2008eb 973.917 15.85 NQ 5310 G:us S:pg Z:91 973.917 Inventing the "American way" Wall, Wendy, 1962- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (DLC) 2007010975 (OCoLC)87744823 (DLC) 2007010975 (OCoLC)87744823 9780198044031 0198044038 9781435620476 143562047X 9780199736829 0199736820 9780199870226 0199870225 9780195329100 0195329104 9780195392401 019539240X 116226 MIL http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/32577 N$T 080122 20260318172830.3 in00005702288 eng