American culture in peril

Resource Information

The work American culture in peril represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

American culture in peril

Statement of responsibility

edited by Charles W. Dunn

Contributor

• Dunn, Charles W

Subject

• 2000 - 2099
• Civilization
• Conservatism -- Social aspects
• Conservatism -- Social aspects -- United States
• Cultural pluralism
• Cultural pluralism -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• Electronic books
• HISTORY -- United States -- 21st Century
• History
• Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Liberalism -- Social aspects -- United States
• Politics and culture
• Politics and culture -- United States
• Reagan, Ronald
• Reagan, Ronald -- Influence
• Social change
• Social change -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• Social conditions
• Social values
• Social values -- United States -- History -- 21st century
• United States
• United States -- Civilization -- 21st century
• United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century

Genre

• Electronic books
• History

Language

eng

Summary

Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan rode a wave of patriotism to the White House by calling for a return to what he considered to be traditional American values--personal liberty, free markets, and limited government. After the cultural struggles and generational clashes of the 1960s and 70s, it appeared that many Americans were eager to abide by Reagan's set of core American principles. Yet, despite Reagan's continuing popularity, modern America remains widely perceived as a nation weakened by its divisions. While debates over cultural values have been common throughout the country's history, the .

Cataloging source

EBLCP

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography