The Uneasy State

The Uneasy State
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9780226425207
ISBN-13 : 0226425207
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Book Synopsis The Uneasy State by : Barry D. Karl

Download or read book The Uneasy State written by Barry D. Karl and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985-06-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major interpretive history of the reform era, Barry Karl presents an imaginative and thoughtful perspective on America's quest for political, economic, and cultural nationalism. Challenging accepted interpretations, he argues that the two world wars and the depression did not successfully unite the country so that a national managerial state could emerge as it did in other industrial nations. Karl draws on an impressive array of sources to support his position, offering insightful comments on popular culture—movies, novels, comic strips, and detective stories—and brilliant analyses of technological change and its impact. Karl shows how Americans approached the central dilemmas of modern life, such as the clash between planned efficiency and autonomous individualism, which they managed to patch over but never fully resolve. Above all, he finds that America's commitment to the autonomous individual is both an aspiration and a curse.


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