America, Amerikkka [[electronic resource] ] : Elect Nation and Imperial Violence

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781143303321
• Autore: Ruether Rosemary Radford
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2007; London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox, , 2007
• ISBN: 1-315-71120-6; 1-317-49124-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Collana: Religion and Violence
• Disciplina: 973
• Soggetti: Imperialism -- History; National characteristics, American; Political messianism -- United States -- History; Protest movements -- United States -- History; Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Religion and politics -- United States -- History; United States -- Foreign relations; United States -- Politics and government; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects; United States -- Territorial expansion; Manifest Destiny - History - United States; Imperialism - History - United States; Political messianism - History - United States; Religion and politics - Political aspects - History - United States; National characteristics, American - History; Racism; Protest movements; Regions & Countries - Americas; History & Archaeology; United States - General; United States Foreign relations; United States Territorial expansion; United States Politics and government; United States Race relations Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [276]-282) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; General Index
• Sommario/riassunto: America, Amerikkka traces the historical and ideological patterns of the U.S. American view of themselves as an elect nation inhabiting a ""promised land"" and enjoying a uniquely favored relation with God and a mission to spread ""redemption"" qua ""democracy"" throughout the world. This view of unique election has been coupled racial exclusivism privileging and marginalizing non-whites as citizens of the nation. In the 18th and 19th centuries a doctrine of the ""rights of man"" excluded the two primary non-white groups present in the territory, Native Americans and Africans. Manifest Destiny