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An 8 page analysis of historian Godfrey Hodgson's study of American culture, America in Our Time. In this book, Hodgson argues that the period from the inauguration of JFK in 1960 through the second inauguration of Richard Nixon constitutes an era that was so radically different from what preceded it and followed it that it constitutes a specific 'age,' in and of itself. His arguments are most persuasive and the writer demonstrates that Hodgson carries off this premise extremely well. No additional sources cited.
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the same age," in the latter half of the twentieth century events, fashions, moods, etc. change and succeed each other so rapidly that an "age can be over in
half the length of a biological generation" (Hodgson 3). Consequently, Hodgson postulates that the period from the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in January of 1961 to Richard Nixons second
inauguration in 1973 constitutes a single "age." Hodgson explores this "age" in his book America in Our Time. In so doing, he provides a thoughtful analysis of one of
countrys most turbulent periods. As Hodgson points out, this period?from Dallas to Watergate?is universally seen as a time of "lost hopes" (3). In this work, Hodgson shows how the nation
lost its psychic innocence?a bravado that one associates with adolescence more then a major world power. While this judgement may make it sound like Hodgson is critical of the US,
the reverse is true. He is obviously quite found of America and things American; however, as an observer of American culture, he has the detachment to show not only that
the US was rather like an overconfident adolescent, but also why the mental mindset of the nation was at this level. Hodgson begins his analysis by discussing the impact
that the assassination had on the country. In other words, he shows why this time qualifies as the beginning of a new era. He describes the mindset of the country,
pointing out how Kennedy seemed to epitomize the American Dream. "A great many Americans had come up in the world by the beginning of the 1960s...Many were not quite sure
how the good life should be lived; the Kennedys seemed to know" (Hodgson 5). JFKs handling of the presidency reflected the general mood of the nation, which saw the
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