European Association for American Studies, 2012-12-03.
سنة النشر:
2012
الوصف:
The 1950s occupy a special place in American political, social and cultural history as a time attesting that the twentieth century was indeed ‘the American century,’ a term famously coined by Henry Luce in 1941. The aftermath of World War II made it apparent that the US was the new superpower, a new empire manifested through military and political hegemony (hard power) and an equally hegemonic popular culture (soft power). This acknowledged superpower status brought about a new global awarene...