The shock of America : Europe and the challenge of the century

The shock of America : Europe and the challenge of the century / David W. Ellwood.

The Shock of America is based on the proposition that whenever Europeans contemplated those margins of their experience where change occurred over the last 100 years or more, there, sooner or later, they would find America. How Europeans have come to terms over the decades with this dynamic force in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellwood, David W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford history of modern Europe.
Subjects:
Americanization > History.
Americanization
Civilization > American influences
International relations
Europe > Civilization > American influences.
Europe > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Europe.
Europe
United States
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. 1898â€?1941""; ""Prologue""; ""1. How the American Century Started""; ""2. The Roaring Twenties in Europe""; ""3. Modernity and the European Encounter with Hollywood""; ""4. The 1930s: Capitalism on Trial""; ""5. Rooseveltâ€?s America: The Flickering Beacon""; ""PART II. 1941â€?1960""; ""6. A Very Philosophical War: The Global New Deal and Its Critics""; ""7. The Most Revolutionary Forceâ€?: When American Armies Arrive . . .""; ""8. Reflating Europe with the Marshall Plan""; ""9. The 1950s: Going for Growth""
  • ""PART III. 1989â€?2009""""10. After the Cold War: The Age of â€?Soft Powerâ€?""; ""11. Epilogue: The End of the â€?American Centuryâ€??""; ""Conclusion: America and the Politics of Change in Europe""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

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