Observing America the commentary of British visitors to the United States, 1890-1950

Observing America : the commentary of British visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 / Robert Frankel.

Author/creator	Frankel, Robert Perry, 1958-
Other author/creator	American Council of Learned Societies.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press,
Description	xvi, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Subject(s)	National characteristics, American--Public opinion. Public opinion--Great Britain --History --20th century. Intellectuals--Great Britain --Attitudes. Intellectuals--Travel --United States. United States--Civilization --Foreign public opinion, British --History --20th century.

Series	Studies in American thought and culture
Contents	The plight of the cities : W.T. Stead and 1890s urban America -- The bonds of blood : W.T. Stead's vision of Anglo-American unity at the turn of the century -- The promise of America : H.G. Wells and the progressive era -- The global stage : H.G. Wells on America's emergence in the First World War -- Main street America : G.K. Chesterton and the culture of the United States in the 1920s -- The new deals : Harold Laski, H.G. Wells, and Roosevelt's America versus Stalin's Russia -- The businessman's America : Harold Laski's view of the United States in the 1940s -- Conclusion : lost republic, lost tradition.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006008622
ISBN	0299218805 (cloth : alk. paper)

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