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-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2007.
Description	xvi, 318 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	National characteristics, American--Foreign public opinion, British. 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 Studies in American thought and culture. ^A704823
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.
LCCN	2006008622
ISBN	0299218805 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780299218805 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E169.1 .F828 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold