America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism - Couverture souple

Lieven, Anatol

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007164610 ISBN 13 : 9780007164615

Editeur : HarperPerennial, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Lieven Anatol

A propos du livre

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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, which tends to see America as a closed national culture and civilization threatened by a hostile and barbarous outside world. With America Right or Wrong, Lieven examines how these two antithetical impulses have played out in U.S. responses to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and in the nature of U.S. support for Israel. This hard-hitting critique directs a spotlight on the American political soul and on the curious mixture of chauvinism and idealism that has driven the Bush administration.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperPerennial
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007164610
• ISBN 13: 9780007164615
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320