HISTORY 130D Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nuclear Family, James Truslow Adams, Melting Pot
24 Sep 2016
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Why study the american dream: 1931 great depression beginning of the term by james truslow adams the epic of america initially book. Adams was living in london in exile when he wrote the book his father worked on wall st. irony unlikely candidate for coining the idea. Schlesinger advisor to kennedy (early 60s) history professor liberalism government, equality, democratic party, (socially) progressive, freedom fascism ----- democracy ----- communism: schlesinger wants to remain in the middle balance. Wrote the book in 80s/90s fall of communism: new station states. Civic identity: history is the weapon of freedom . History provides us with an identity gives us a self-esteem. Issues with his theory what"s missing: strongly about politics and governmental participation, ignores the cultural aspects of america, everyday life, diversity is what makes america, america religion, ethnicity, language, geography, etc, doesn"t discuss gender at all. Not really a frontier man not as rich as we believed for his times.
