TY  - GEN
T1  - Americanism : New Perspectives on the History of an Ideal
A2  - McCartin, Joseph Anthony
LA  - English
PP  - Chapel Hill
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
YR  - 2008
ED  - 1st edition.
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1124402105
AB  - 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 three continents, the twelve essays in this volume are divided into two sections. The first group of essays addresses the understanding of Americanism within the United States over the past two centuries, from the early republic to the war in Iraq. The second section provides perspectives from around the world in an effort to make sense of how the national creed and its critics have shaped diplomacy, war, and global culture in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Approaching a controversial ideology as both scholars and citizens, many of the essayists call for a revival of the ideals of Americanism in a new progressive politics that can bring together an increasingly polarized and fragmented citizenry.
OP  - 279
SN  - 9781469602332
SN  - 1469602334
SN  - 9780807858974
KW  - National characteristics, American.
KW  - United States : Politics and government.
KW  - United States : Foreign relations.
KW  - États-Unis : Politique et gouvernement.
KW  - États-Unis : Relations extérieures.
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - United States
ER  -