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Une nouvelle interprétation révélatrice de la signification de la frontière, de l'expansion précoce vers l'ouest au mur frontalier de Trump.
Depuis la création de cette nation, l'idée d'une frontière ouverte et en constante expansion a été au centre de l'identité américaine. Symbolisant un avenir de promesse sans fin, il était le fondement de la croyance des États-Unis en soi en tant que nation exceptionnelle – démocratique, individualiste, tournée vers l'avenir. Aujourd'hui, cependant, l'Amérique a un nouveau symbole : le mur frontalier.
In The End of the Myth, l'historien acclamé Greg Grandin explore la signification de la frontière tout au long de l'histoire américaine – de la Révolution américaine à la guerre de 1898, le New Deal à l'élection de 2016. Pendant des siècles, montre-t-il, l'expansion constante de l'Amérique – la lutte contre les guerres et l'ouverture des marchés – a servi de porte d'évasion, aidant à détourner les conflits politiques et économiques nationaux vers l'extérieur. Mais cette déflexion signifiait que les problèmes du pays, du racisme à l'inégalité, n'ont jamais été confrontés directement. Et maintenant, la catastrophe combinée de l'effondrement financier de 2008 et nos guerres ingagnables au Moyen-Orient ont claqué cette porte, apportant des passions politiques qui avaient longtemps été dirigées ailleurs chez nous.
C'est cette nouvelle réalité, dit Grandin, qui explique la montée du populisme réactionnaire et du nationalisme raciste, la colère extrême et la polarisation qui ont catapulté Trump à la présidence. Le mur frontalier peut être construit ou non, mais il survivra comme un point de ralliement, une pierre tombale allégorique marquant la fin de l'exceptionnalisme américain.
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Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardback. Etat : Good. WINER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEA new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall. Ever since this nation's inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States' belief in itself as an exceptional nation - democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. Today, though, America hasa new symbol: the border wall. In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. history - from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016. For centuries, he shows, America's constant expansion - fighting wars and opening markets - served as a gate of escape, helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts outward. But this deflection meant that the country's problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. And now, the combined catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown and our unwinnable wars in the Middle East have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. The border wall may or may not be built, but it will survive as a rallying point, an allegorical tombstone marking the end of American exceptionalism. N° de réf. du vendeur 00103446710
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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