God, guns, gold and glory : American character and its discontents /
by Lauren Langman, George Lundskow.
- 1 online resource (394 pages)
- Studies in critical social sciences ; volume 93 .
- Studies in critical social sciences ; volume 93. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- God and his chosen people: Act II -- America: chasing the pot of gold -- Guns: violence, gender and American character -- Glory: the rise and fall of American exceptionalism -- The sorrows of American character -- 49 shades of social character and one more on the way -- Epilogue.
9789004328631 (e-book)
National characteristics, American.
United States--Intellectual life. United States--Civilization. United States--Social conditions.