American paradise :: hidden ironies, contradictions, illusions, and delusions, paradoxes, dilemmas, and absurdities in American life /
"The way we live, work, and die--alone and with other Americans--have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us."--Page 4 of cover
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The way we live, work, and die--alone and with other Americans--have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us."--Page 4 of cover |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xix, 207 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Readers' Comments on American Paradise:; Table of Contents; Introduction. Welcome to American Paradise; Chapter 1: The Great American Temptation; Chapter 2: The Axis of Evil Temptation; Chapter 3: Merchants of Death; Chapter 4: Paradise Up Close; Chapter 5: What America Has Become; Chapter 6: Life, Liberty, and Happiness; Chapter 7: Freedom's Progress; Chapter 8: The Incredibly Shrinking Nation; Chapter 9: Lifestyle and Other Oddities; Chapter 10: Individualism and Supreme Justice; Chapter 11: The Americanization of Love. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Chapter 12: Paradise FoundChapter 13: The Perfect State; Chapter 14: A Phantom Nation; Chapter 15: Weapons of Mass Distraction; Chapter 16: All That Glitters; Chapter 17: More Economic Oddities; Chapter 18: What Could Have Been; Chapter 19: Paradise Lost, Again; Chapter 20: Living and Dying by the Sword; Bibliography; Appendix: The American Waste Index; Index; About the Author. | |
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| contents | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Readers' Comments on American Paradise:; Table of Contents; Introduction. Welcome to American Paradise; Chapter 1: The Great American Temptation; Chapter 2: The Axis of Evil Temptation; Chapter 3: Merchants of Death; Chapter 4: Paradise Up Close; Chapter 5: What America Has Become; Chapter 6: Life, Liberty, and Happiness; Chapter 7: Freedom's Progress; Chapter 8: The Incredibly Shrinking Nation; Chapter 9: Lifestyle and Other Oddities; Chapter 10: Individualism and Supreme Justice; Chapter 11: The Americanization of Love. Chapter 12: Paradise FoundChapter 13: The Perfect State; Chapter 14: A Phantom Nation; Chapter 15: Weapons of Mass Distraction; Chapter 16: All That Glitters; Chapter 17: More Economic Oddities; Chapter 18: What Could Have Been; Chapter 19: Paradise Lost, Again; Chapter 20: Living and Dying by the Sword; Bibliography; Appendix: The American Waste Index; Index; About the Author. |
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| spelling | Huer, Jon. American paradise : hidden ironies, contradictions, illusions, and delusions, paradoxes, dilemmas, and absurdities in American life / Jon Huer. Landham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2010. 1 online resource (xix, 207 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index. "The way we live, work, and die--alone and with other Americans--have so many hidden layers that we might as well say that there are two Americas: one we think we know and the other virtually unknown to us."--Page 4 of cover Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Readers' Comments on American Paradise:; Table of Contents; Introduction. Welcome to American Paradise; Chapter 1: The Great American Temptation; Chapter 2: The Axis of Evil Temptation; Chapter 3: Merchants of Death; Chapter 4: Paradise Up Close; Chapter 5: What America Has Become; Chapter 6: Life, Liberty, and Happiness; Chapter 7: Freedom's Progress; Chapter 8: The Incredibly Shrinking Nation; Chapter 9: Lifestyle and Other Oddities; Chapter 10: Individualism and Supreme Justice; Chapter 11: The Americanization of Love. Chapter 12: Paradise FoundChapter 13: The Perfect State; Chapter 14: A Phantom Nation; Chapter 15: Weapons of Mass Distraction; Chapter 16: All That Glitters; Chapter 17: More Economic Oddities; Chapter 18: What Could Have Been; Chapter 19: Paradise Lost, Again; Chapter 20: Living and Dying by the Sword; Bibliography; Appendix: The American Waste Index; Index; About the Author. English. United States Social conditions 21st century. United States Civilization 21st century. États-Unis Conditions sociales 21e siècle. États-Unis Civilisation 21e siècle. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. bisacsh Civilization fast Social conditions fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 2000-2099 fast has work: American paradise (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGMvfrmVr39YdVKCGFH3PP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: American paradise. Landham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2010 9780761851851 (DLC) 2010926259 |
| spellingShingle | Huer, Jon American paradise : hidden ironies, contradictions, illusions, and delusions, paradoxes, dilemmas, and absurdities in American life / Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Readers' Comments on American Paradise:; Table of Contents; Introduction. Welcome to American Paradise; Chapter 1: The Great American Temptation; Chapter 2: The Axis of Evil Temptation; Chapter 3: Merchants of Death; Chapter 4: Paradise Up Close; Chapter 5: What America Has Become; Chapter 6: Life, Liberty, and Happiness; Chapter 7: Freedom's Progress; Chapter 8: The Incredibly Shrinking Nation; Chapter 9: Lifestyle and Other Oddities; Chapter 10: Individualism and Supreme Justice; Chapter 11: The Americanization of Love. Chapter 12: Paradise FoundChapter 13: The Perfect State; Chapter 14: A Phantom Nation; Chapter 15: Weapons of Mass Distraction; Chapter 16: All That Glitters; Chapter 17: More Economic Oddities; Chapter 18: What Could Have Been; Chapter 19: Paradise Lost, Again; Chapter 20: Living and Dying by the Sword; Bibliography; Appendix: The American Waste Index; Index; About the Author. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. bisacsh Civilization fast Social conditions fast |
| title | American paradise : hidden ironies, contradictions, illusions, and delusions, paradoxes, dilemmas, and absurdities in American life / |
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| title_full | American paradise : hidden ironies, contradictions, illusions, and delusions, paradoxes, dilemmas, and absurdities in American life / Jon Huer. |
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| topic | POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. bisacsh Civilization fast Social conditions fast |
| topic_facet | United States Social conditions 21st century. United States Civilization 21st century. États-Unis Conditions sociales 21e siècle. États-Unis Civilisation 21e siècle. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. Civilization Social conditions United States |
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