America, Amerikkka [[electronic resource] ] : Elect Nation and Imperial Violence
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| Autore: |
Ruether Rosemary Radford
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| Titolo: |
America, Amerikkka [[electronic resource] ] : Elect Nation and Imperial Violence
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2007 |
| London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox, , 2007 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations |
| United States Territorial expansion | |
| United States Politics and government | |
| United States Race relations Political aspects | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | America, Amerikkka |
| ISBN: | 1-315-71120-6 |
| 1-317-49124-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781143303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Religion and Violence