Transatlantic divide : comparing American and European society / editor, Alberto Martinelli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martinelli, Alberto, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Civilization--1945-.

United States.

European Union countries--Civilization--20th century.

European Union countries.

United States--Social conditions--1945-.

European Union countries--Social conditions--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

European Union countries--Politics and government--20th century.

United States--Economic conditions--1945-.

European Union countries--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world. This volume describes, interprets, and analyzes the key social trends in the EU and the USA over the last 50 years.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF GRAPHS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 The European Union and the United States as two variants of Western modernity; 2 The economic sphere; 3 Inequality; 4 Family; 5 Politics and institutional architectures; 6 Welfare; 7 Value change; 8 Religion; 9 Cities; 10 The American and the European models of society: not so different after all; Appendix with a synthetic picture of the most relevant trends; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03437-0

1-281-14875-X

9786611148751

0-19-152543-X

1-4356-1387-2

OCLC:

437096430