The shock of America : Europe and the challenge of the century / David W. Ellwood.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ellwood, David W.

Contributor:

• PDA (Project : Coutts Information Services)

Series:

• Oxford history of modern Europe.
• Oxford history of modern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• International relations.
• Europe--Civilization--American influences.
• Europe--Civilization--20th century.
• Europe--Relations--United States.
• United States--Relations--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (599 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The Shock of America' describes a century of Europe coping with America: its inventions, personalities, films, armies, business and politics. These decades reveal how much emotional energy Europeans invested in finding ways to reconcile tradition and modernity under the pressure of the ever-evolving American challenge.

Contents:

• Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; PART I. 1898-1941; Prologue; 1. How the American Century Started; 2. The Roaring Twenties in Europe; 3. Modernity and the European Encounter with Hollywood; 4. The 1930s: Capitalism on Trial; 5. Roosevelt's America: The Flickering Beacon; PART II. 1941-1960; 6. A Very Philosophical War: The Global New Deal and Its Critics; 7. The Most Revolutionary Force': When American Armies Arrive . . .; 8. Reflating Europe with the Marshall Plan; 9. The 1950s: Going for Growth; PART III. 1989-2009; 10. After the Cold War: The Age of 'Soft Power'
• 11. Epilogue: The End of the 'American Century'?Conclusion: America and the Politics of Change in Europe; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 0-19-162679-1
• 0-19-877883-X
• 9786613807823
• 0-19-162678-3
• 1-282-13524-4

OCLC:

922971423