Screen LibraryThe American dream and dreams deferred : a dialectical fairy tale /
"This book examines how rival interpretations of the American Dream poignantly express conflicts over its very meaning, revealing the dialectical tension therein, and awakening us to the distance between the Dream and our reality, in the light of its continued deferment and its price"--
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, MD : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book examines how rival interpretations of the American Dream poignantly express conflicts over its very meaning, revealing the dialectical tension therein, and awakening us to the distance between the Dream and our reality, in the light of its continued deferment and its price"-- |
| Carrier Form: | x, 313 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-299) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781793634115 1793634114 |
| Index Number: | PS169 |
| CLC: | I712.065 |
| Call Number: | I712.065/F645 |
| Contents: | Introduction : the American dream : a dialectical fairy tale -- The American dream and dreams of the Americas -- Embattled dreams, memory, and the American Iliad -- What happens to a dream deferred? -- Another California, another country, another world? -- The beautiful dreams and nightmares that America bears -- Conclusion : black to the future? |