Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Americanism: New Perspectives on the History of an Ideal
Joseph A. McCartin (Ed.)
€ 4.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Americanism: New Perspectives on the History of an Ideal
Hardback.
What is Americanism? The contributors to this volume recognize Americanism in all its complexity - as an ideology, an articulation of the nation's rightful place in the world, a set of traditions, a political language, and a cultural style imbued with political meaning. In response to the pervasive vision of Americanism as a battle cry or a smug assumption, this collection of essays stirs up new questions and debates that challenge us to rethink the model currently being exported, too often by force, to the rest of the world. Crafted by a cast of both rising and renowned intellectuals from ... Read more
What is Americanism? The contributors to this volume recognize Americanism in all its complexity - as an ideology, an articulation of the nation's rightful place in the world, a set of traditions, a political language, and a cultural style imbued with political meaning. In response to the pervasive vision of Americanism as a battle cry or a smug assumption, this collection of essays stirs up new questions and debates that challenge us to rethink the model currently being exported, too often by force, to the rest of the world. Crafted by a cast of both rising and renowned intellectuals from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807830109
SKU
KEX0227894
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Joseph A. McCartin (Ed.)
MICHAEL KAZIN is professor of history at Georgetown University and author or coauthor of four books, including William Jennings Bryan: A Godly Hero and America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s. JOSEPH A. McCARTIN is associate professor of history at Georgetown University. He is author of Labor's Great War: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy and the Origins of Modern ... Read more
Reviews for Americanism: New Perspectives on the History of an Ideal
"These essays sharpen and enliven the important debate about the character of American nationalism and its historic foundations. - David Hollinger, University of California, Berkeley"