This text analyzes the intellectual, social, political, and cultural tensions in the American 1930s. The study is comprehensive, drawing on the philosophy of John Dewey, Edmund Wilson, and others grappling with the role of democracy in a changing world; the tension between individualism and the increase of interventionist government; the ways in which cinema sought to deal with social and cultural conflicts; the balance between assimilation of native Americans and recognition of their separate culture; the early years of ...
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This text analyzes the intellectual, social, political, and cultural tensions in the American 1930s. The study is comprehensive, drawing on the philosophy of John Dewey, Edmund Wilson, and others grappling with the role of democracy in a changing world; the tension between individualism and the increase of interventionist government; the ways in which cinema sought to deal with social and cultural conflicts; the balance between assimilation of native Americans and recognition of their separate culture; the early years of civil rights agitation; the rise of radio; the popularity of jazz and of American composers such as Copland and Gershwin; and much more.
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