America in the British imagination : 1945 to the present / John F. Lyons.

America in the British imagination : 1945 to the present / John F. Lyons.

This lively and engaging cultural history explores a series of interrelated questions about the U.S.'s influence on British society in the years following World War II. How was American culture disseminated into Britain? Why did large sections of British society embrace American customs? What p...

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Main Author: Lyons, John F., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]
Subjects:
Popular culture > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Civilization > American influences.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 1945-
Great Britain > Social conditions > 1945-
Great Britain > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Great Britain.
United States > Civilization.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The architect of modern Britain: the influence of the United States on Britain, 1945 to 1963
  • Terra incognita: the United States in the British imagination, 1945 to 1963
  • The British working class and the U.S.A., 1963-1979
  • The United States and the politics of Thatcherism, 1979 to 1990
  • Culture wars, 1990 to 2001
  • September 11 and after: from hostility to indifference, 2001-2013.

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