LEADER 04724nam 22010813u 450 001 9910826731603321 005 20240405142110.0 010 $a1-315-71120-6 010 $a1-317-49124-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000017343 035 $a(EBL)516798 035 $a(OCoLC)647929491 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000463177 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12161262 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000463177 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427293 035 $a(PQKB)10655119 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1886864 035 $a(OCoLC)1187184326 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136292 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000017343 100 $a20130418d2007|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerica, Amerikkka$b[electronic resource] $eElect Nation and Imperial Violence 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cEquinox Publishing Ltd$d2007 210 1$aLondon ;$aOakville, CT :$cEquinox,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 225 1 $aReligion and Violence 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-45655-0 311 $a1-84553-157-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [276]-282) and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aAmerica, Amerikkka traces the historical and ideological patterns of the U.S. American view of themselves as an elect nation inhabiting a ""promised land"" and enjoying a uniquely favored relation with God and a mission to spread ""redemption"" qua ""democracy"" throughout the world. This view of unique election has been coupled racial exclusivism privileging and marginalizing non-whites as citizens of the nation. In the 18th and 19th centuries a doctrine of the ""rights of man"" excluded the two primary non-white groups present in the territory, Native Americans and Africans. Manifest Destiny 410 0$aReligion and Violence 606 $aImperialism -- History 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aPolitical messianism -- United States -- History 606 $aProtest movements -- United States -- History 606 $aRacism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History 606 $aReligion and politics -- United States -- History 606 $aUnited States -- Foreign relations 606 $aUnited States -- Politics and government 606 $aUnited States -- Race relations -- Political aspects 606 $aUnited States -- Territorial expansion 606 $aManifest Destiny$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aImperialism$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical messianism$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aReligion and politics$xPolitical aspects$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aNational characteristics, American$xHistory 606 $aRacism 606 $aProtest movements 606 $aRegions & Countries - Americas$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aUnited States - General$2HILCC 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 607 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects 615 4$aImperialism -- History. 615 4$aNational characteristics, American. 615 4$aPolitical messianism -- United States -- History. 615 4$aProtest movements -- United States -- History. 615 4$aRacism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History. 615 4$aReligion and politics -- United States -- History. 615 4$aUnited States -- Foreign relations. 615 4$aUnited States -- Politics and government. 615 4$aUnited States -- Race relations -- Political aspects. 615 4$aUnited States -- Territorial expansion. 615 0$aManifest Destiny$xHistory 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical messianism$xHistory 615 0$aReligion and politics$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aNational characteristics, American$xHistory 615 0$aRacism 615 0$aProtest movements 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Americas 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aUnited States - General 676 $a973 700 $aRuether$b Rosemary Radford$0185956 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826731603321 996 $aAmerica, Amerikkka$93954196 997 $aUNINA