The American Dream: In History, Politics, and Fiction

by Cal Jillson

Book Overview

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: these words have long represented the promise of America, a "shimmering vision of a fruitful country open to all who come, learn, work, save, invest, and play by the rules." In 2004, Cal Jillson took stock of this vision and showed how the nation's politicians deployed the American Dream, both in campaigns and governance, to hold the American people to their program. "Full of startling ideas that make sense,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700623108
• ISBN13: 9780700623105
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"