Return to greatness : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it /
Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates b...
| Основен автор: | Wolfe, Alan, 1942- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2005.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=273140 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Return to greatness. |
| Резюме: |
Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781400826506 1400826500 9780691119335 0691119333 |