Preface Claude Fohlen Introduction Part I. The United States as Exoticism: 1. The journey 2. At first sight 3. Western 4. Les Negres 5. A 'manipulated and mechanized life' Part II. Models from the United States: 6. A truly American democracy 7. A political life without grandeur 8. The new world of education 9. La Belle Americaine 10. From the Mormons to Americanism 11. Social hell or social harmony? Part III. The United States as Power: 12. Immigration: strength or weakness? 13. Business 14. And now, imperialism 15. Is there a culture in the United States? Conclusion Selective bibliography Index.
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