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Preface Claude Fohlen; Introduction; Part I. The United States asExoticism: 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 newworld of education; 9. La Belle Americaine; 10. From the Mormons toAmericanism; 11. Social hell or social harmony?; Part III. The United Statesas 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.