The American Dream in the Information Age

Newman, Otto; Zoysa, R. De; De Zoysa, Richard

America's current transformation from an industrial to a new information-based culture presents new challenges as well as new perspectives on old debates. This book offers a comprehensive survey of America's changing values. It examines notions of American exceptionalism and how the 'melting pot' is coping with race relations and changing demographics; it assesses the agenda of government, the domestic and global constraints, and how social exclusion can be tackled. Current changes in the US are likely to be a harbinger for other societies, and the authors examine new models of civic society, of learning and of reconfiguring social values for a fast-changing world.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-05-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333733790

DOI: 10.1057/9780333983591

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229