Atlas USA – Montes Christian (2022)

The United States is, in every respect, a land of superlatives (and superheroes). But like any other country, the USA has its problems. The book helps to understand the causes of the unprecedented division in American society and reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the world's greatest superpower. How do Americans today fulfill their American dream? You will read, for example: What values have shaped and continue to shape the American nation? What is life like for Americans living the American way of life, and what does American society look like in the 21st century? Where is political and economic power concentrated, and which regions are left behind? What is the strength of the United States, and what is the position of the USA in today's multipolar world? The atlas is divided into four parts: The Birth and Rise of a Nation: from Pre-Columbian America to Independence, the Formation of a Continental Empire, a Land of Immigrants, Metropolization; Paradoxes of Power: Liberalism and Globalization, Managed Immigration, Knowledge Economy: Innovation in Power, Hunger for Energy and Its Sources; The American Way of Life and Its Dark Sides: The Dream of Homeownership, the Car Race, Poverty and Inequality, Ethnic Minorities and Segregation, Religion, Sick Democracy; Does the World Still Believe in the American Dream?: American Culture, Weakened Trade Superpower, American...