America right or wrong an anatomy of American nationalism /
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 "Amer...
| Основен автор: | Lieven, Anatol. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Издание: | 1st Oxford Univ. pbk. ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=179953 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
America right or wrong. |
| Резюме: |
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 ch. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 274 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-268) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198037675 0198037678 1280846097 9781280846090 |