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America in the British Imagination : 1945 to the Present / by J. Lyons.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lyons, J., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- America--History.
- America.
- World politics.
- Social history.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- History, Modern.
- History of the Americas.
- Political History.
- Social History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- European History.
- Modern History.
- Local Subjects:
- History of the Americas.
- Political History.
- Social History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- European History.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How was American culture disseminated into Britain? Why did many British citizens embrace American customs? And what picture did they form of American society and politics? This engaging and wide-ranging history explores these and other questions about the U.S.'s cultural and political influence on British society in the post-World War II period.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Architect of Modern Britain: The Influence of the United Stateson Britain, 1945-1963; 2 Terra Incognita: The United States in the British Imagination, 1945-1963; 3 The BritishWorking Class and the United States, 1963-1979; 4 The United States and the Politics of Thatcherism, 1979-1990; 5 Culture Wars: American Global Supremacy and British Nationalism, 1990-2001; 6 September 11 and After: From Hostility to Indifference, 2001-2013; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137376794
- 1137376791
- 9781137376800
- 1137376805
- OCLC:
- 867768525
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