United States - Civilization - 1945-
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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
$18.00 Read moreFirst published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of “pseudo-events”–events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order t
- Author: Boorstin, Daniel J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0679741801
- Language: English
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The American Dream: A Cultural History
$24.95 Add to cartThere is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into th
- Author: Samuel, Lawrence R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 241
- Publish Date: August 27 2012
- ISBN10: 0815610076
- Language: English
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Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style
$37.99 Add to cartCharles Phoenix, aka the Ambassador of Americana, celebrates his lifelong quest to unearth the best of classic, kitschy American style.
- Author: Phoenix, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1945551194
- Language: English
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America and Americans: And Selected Nonfiction
$19.00 Add to cartA Penguin Classic
More than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation’s most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist who covered world events from the- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0142437417
- Language: English
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Red Reckoning: The Cold War and the Transformation of American Life
$39.95 Add to cartThough it ended more than thirty years ago, the Cold War still casts a long shadow over American society. Red Reckoning examines how the great ideological conflict of the twentieth century transformed
- Author: Boulton, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: November 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 0807180084
- Language: English
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Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America
$29.00 Read moreDiscover a groundbreaking vision for how to unlock America’s full potential for greatness from one of the country’s foremost conservative leaders: David McCormick, the former CEO of Bridgewater Associ
- Author: McCormick, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 1546001956
- Language: English
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The White Album
$18.00 Add to cartFirst published in 1979, Joan Didion’s The White Album records indelibly the upheavals and aftermaths of the 1960s.
Examining key events, figures, and trends of the era–including Charles Manson, the- Series: FSG Classics
- Author: Didion, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 10, 2009
- ISBN10: 0374532079
- Language: English
