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The American middle class : a cultural history / Lawrence R. Samuel.

Title
The American middle class : a cultural history / Lawrence R. Samuel.
Author
Samuel, Lawrence R.
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

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Description
174 pages; 23 cm
Summary
The middle class is often viewed as the heart of American society, the key to the country' s democracy and prosperity. Most Americans believe they belong to this group, and few politicians can hope to be elected without promising to serve the middle class. Yet today the American middle class is increasingly seen as under threat. In The American Middle Class: A Cultural History, Lawrence R. Samuel charts the rise and fall of this most definitive American population, from its triumphant emergence in the post-World War II years to the struggles....
Subject
  • Middle class > United States > History
  • Middle class > Political activity > United States
  • United States > Economic conditions > 1945-
  • United States > Social conditions > 1945-
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The greatest show on earth -- The happening -- Apocalypse now -- Trading places -- Falling down -- The perfect storm.
ISBN
  • 9780415831864 (hbk)
  • 0415831865 (hbk)
  • 9780415831871 (pbk)
  • 0415831873 (pbk)
  • 9780203481660 (ebk) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2012049732
OCLC
823578068
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library