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America right or wrong [[electronic resource] ] : an anatomy of American nationalism / / Anatol Lieven



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Autore: Lieven Anatol Visualizza persona
Titolo: America right or wrong [[electronic resource] ] : an anatomy of American nationalism / / Anatol Lieven Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910451646403321
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