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.

Author/creator	Ellwood, David W.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description	592 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Americanization--History. Cross-cultural studies--United States. Europe--Relations --United States. United States--Relations --Europe. Europe--Civilization --American influences.

Series	Oxford history of modern Europe Oxford history of modern Europe. ^A109376
Contents	Introduction -- Part I. 1898-1941 -- Prologue ; How the American century started ; The Roaring Twenties in Europe ; Modernity and the European encounter with Hollywood ; The 1930s : capitalism on trial ; Roosevelt's America : the flickering beacon -- Part II. 1941-1960 -- A very philosophical war : the global new deal and its critics -- 'The most revolutionary force' : when American armies arrive ; Reflating Europe with the Marshall Plan ; The 1950s : going for growth -- Part III. 1989-2009 -- After the Cold War : the age of 'soft power' ; Epilogue : the end of the 'American century'? ; Conclusion : America and the politics of change in Europe.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [527]-581) and index.
ISBN	9780198228790
ISBN	0198228791 (hbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D1065.U5 E45 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold