American thought and culture in the 21st century
By: edited by Martin Halliwell and Catherine Morley.
Contributors: Halliwell, Martin.; Morley, Catherine, 1977-
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780748626014; 9780748626021
Subjects: United States -- Civilization -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The next American century? / Martin Halliwell, Catherine Morley; title: pt. 1: Politics.  American politics in the 1990s and 2000s / Dominic Sandbrook; title: American leadership in to the new century / John Dumbrell; title: 9/11 and US foreign policy / David Ryan; title: Three variations on American liberalism / Peter Kuryla; title: The rise of postmodern conservatism / Kevin Mattson; title: US propaganda / Nancy Snow; title: pt. 2: Society.  Contemporary social criticism / Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn; title: Religion in post-secular America / Wilfred M. McClay; title: The US and globalisation / Howard Brick; title: The future of medicine / Christopher Thomas Scott; title: Technology in the 21st century / Carroll Pursell; title: America and the environment / John Wills; title: pt. 3: Culture.  Contemporary American culture / Martin Halliwell; title: Cultural pluralism and national identity / Rebecca Tillett; title: Writing in the wake of 9/11 / Catherine Morley; title: American ways of seeing / Liam Kennedy; title: Television and digital media / Lynn Spigel, Max Dawson; title: Animation and digital culture / Paul Wells.