America is not only big and... by David Riesman, an American Sociologist

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“America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.”

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David Riesman

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Name: David Riesman

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Sep 22, 1909

Date of Death: May 10, 2002

Profession: Sociologist

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