America right or wrong : an anatomy of American nationalism / / Anatol Lieven
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| Autore: |
Lieven Anatol
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| Titolo: |
America right or wrong : an anatomy of American nationalism / / Anatol Lieven
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.540973 |
| Soggetto topico: | National characteristics, American |
| War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 | |
| Intervention (International law) | |
| Nationalism - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government |
| United States Foreign relations | |
| United States Foreign relations 2001-2009 | |
| United States Foreign relations Middle East | |
| Middle East Foreign relations United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-268) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Preface; Introduction; One: An Exceptional Nationalism?; Two: Thesis: Splendor and Tragedy of the American Creed; Three: Antithesis Part I: The Embittered Heartland; Four: Antithesis Part II: Fundamentalists and Great Fears; Five: The Legacy of the Cold War; Six: American Nationalism, Israel and the Middle East; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this controversial critique of American political culture and its historical roots, Anatol Lieven contends that U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 has been shaped by the special character of our nationalism. Within that nationalism, Lieven analyses two very different traditions. One is the ""American thesis,"" a civic nationalism based on the democratic values of what has been called the ""American Creed."" These values are held to be universal, and anyone can become an American by adopting them. The other tradition, the ""American antithesis"" is a populist and often chauvinist nationalism, wh |
| Titolo autorizzato: | America right or wrong |
| ISBN: | 1-280-84609-7 |
| 9786610846092 | |
| 0-19-803767-8 | |
| 1-4294-3817-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813879403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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