American Thought and Culture in the Twenty First Century Book

Acknowledgements vii

Notes on the Contributors ix

Introduction: The Next American Century? Martin Halliwell Catherine Morley 1

Part 1 Politics

1 American Politics in the 1990s and 2000s Dominic Sandbrook 21

2 American Leadership into the New Century John Dumbrell 35

3 9/11 and US Foreign Policy David Ryan 49

4 Three Variations on American Liberalism Peter Kuryla 65

5 The Rise of Postmodern Conservatism Kevin Mattson 81

6 US Propaganda Nancy Snow 97

Part 2 Society

7 Contemporary Social Criticism Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn 115

8 Religion in Post-Secular America Wilfred M. McClay 127

9 The US and Globalisation Howard Brick 145

10 The Future of Medicine Christopher Thomas Scott 161

11 Technology in the 21st Century Carroll Pursell 179

12 America and the Environment John Wills 195

Part 3 Culture

13 Contemporary American Culture Martin Halliwell 211

14 Cultural Pluralism and National Identity Rebecca Tillett 227

15 Writing in the Wake of 9/11 Catherine Morley 245

16 American Ways of Seeing Liam Kennedy 259

17 Television and Digital Media Lynn Spigel Max Dawson 275

18 Animation and Digital Culture Paul Wells 291

Bibliography 307

Index 318