{"product_id":"why-the-american-century-9780226994611","title":"Why the American Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the struggles of the American elites as they tried to maintain a democratic, modern mass society, this text reveals the limits of a system ultimately benefiting an abstract average consumer. It exposes the internal contradictions that would undermine Americans' belief in their ideology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: \"The New Colossus\" Pt. 1: Making the Century American Ch. 1: Producers, Brokers, and Users of Knowledge  Ch. 2: Defining Tools of Social Intelligence  Ch. 3: Inventing the Average American  Pt. 2: The Social Contract of the Market Ch. 4: Turning out Consumers  Ch. 5: Deradicalizing Class  Pt. 3: Embattled Identities Ch. 6: From Voluntarism to Pluralism  Ch. 7: Enlarging the Polity  Pt. 4: Exporting American Principles  Ch. 8: Individualism and Modernization  Ch. 9: The Power of Uncertainty  Acknowledgments  Notes  Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036771483991,"sku":"9780226994611","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226994611.jpg?v=1750932523","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-the-american-century-9780226994611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}