Bibliograph

Promised land, how the rise of the middle class transformed America, 1929-1968, David Stebenne

Type

Label

Promised land, how the rise of the middle class transformed America, 1929-1968, David Stebenne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Promised land

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1138701387

Responsibility statement

David Stebenne

Sub title

how the rise of the middle class transformed America, 1929-1968

Summary

"A timely work of groundbreaking history explains how the American middle class ballooned at mid-century until it dominated the nation, showing who benefited and what brought the expansion to an end"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- A dream deferred -- Roosevelt to the rescue -- Hour of discontent -- The good war -- Postwar fog -- The middle-class model -- Cracks in the foundation -- Trying to cope -- Things fall apart -- The era in retrospect

Classification