In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984
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In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 Context triple: [Lawrence Wright, notableWork, In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984]
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A.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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B.
America at Century’s End
"America at Century’s End" is a work by James R. Schlesinger that analyzes the United States’ strategic, political, and economic challenges as it approached the close of the twentieth century.
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C.
A Nation in Making
A Nation in Making is the political autobiography of Indian nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjee, chronicling his role in the early Indian freedom movement and the evolution of Indian nationalism.
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D.
The Cycles of American History
The Cycles of American History is a historical analysis book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that interprets U.S. history as a series of recurring political and ideological cycles.
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E.
Between Hope and History
"Between Hope and History" is a political book by Bill Clinton that outlines his centrist vision, policy priorities, and reflections on his presidency during the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 Target entity description: In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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A.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
-
B.
America at Century’s End
"America at Century’s End" is a work by James R. Schlesinger that analyzes the United States’ strategic, political, and economic challenges as it approached the close of the twentieth century.
-
C.
A Nation in Making
A Nation in Making is the political autobiography of Indian nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjee, chronicling his role in the early Indian freedom movement and the evolution of Indian nationalism.
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D.
The Cycles of American History
The Cycles of American History is a historical analysis book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that interprets U.S. history as a series of recurring political and ideological cycles.
-
E.
Between Hope and History
"Between Hope and History" is a political book by Bill Clinton that outlines his centrist vision, policy priorities, and reflections on his presidency during the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memoir
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Lawrence Wright ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
cultural changes in the United States
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political transformations in the United States ⓘ social change in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intersection of personal and national history
ⓘ
personal development ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Lawrence Wright
ⓘ
United States history ⓘ coming of age ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ |
| timeSpanEnd | 1984 ⓘ |
| timeSpanStart | 1960 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 Description of subject: In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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