American Narcissism: The Myth of National SuperiorityAlgora Publishing, 2006 - 181 pagina's Nationalism is not unique to America: it was invented with the birth of modern nations. But nationalism is unique in America. Americans conceive themselves and their nation to be incontrovertibly superior to the other peoples and nations of the earth. When does national pride cross the invisible boundary that separates benign patriotism and malignant nationalism?. Historically, American notions of superiority spring from myths of the unique regenerative power of the new land; from visions of chosen-ness, mission and high destiny; from the indelible legends of frontier self-sufficiency; from the confidence and self-reliance needed to succeed as immigrants; from a powerful sense of AmericaeOCOs isolation and uniqueness; from the realization of abundance; and finally from the perceived universality of American ideology. This predisposes us to a distinctively virulent strain of nationalism unlike that found in almost any other modern nation. As the unipolar moment fades into memory, this sense of unquestionable superiority eOCo expressed through politics and foreign policy eOCo does not play well before the global audience. In fact, it never did. Drawing on sources from within the academic disciplines of history, sociology, political science and foreign affairs, the book seeks to decode scholarly jargon and lay bare this corner of the American mind for the benefit of a wider readership." |
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Types of Nationalism | 21 |
The Evolution of the American Superiority Myth | 27 |
The New World | 29 |
Chosenness Mission and Destiny | 39 |
Manifest Destiny and American Imperialism | 95 |
The Leader of the Free World | 107 |
The Arrogance of Power | 123 |
The Presumption of National Superiority | 135 |
The Myth of American Superiority | 137 |
Blind Faith | 151 |
Tolerance and Plurality | 155 |
In Search of American Humility | 157 |
Ideological Superiority | 49 |
The Arrogance of Abundance | 61 |
The Arrogance of Isolationism | 75 |
Manifest Destiny and Continental Expansion | 83 |
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American Narcissism: The Myth of National Superiority Wilber W. Caldwell Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2006 |
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
66th Congress Albert Beveridge American Exceptionalism American ideology American mind American Nation American superiority Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon superiority Ariel by Rodó Arieli arrogance Banal Nationalism beginning belief Billig Bliss andJohnson century chosen-ness civilization Commager culture democracy Despite doctrine economic ethnic Europe European expansionist fears Foreign Policy freedom frontier Fuentes God’s Greenfeld Gutfeld Hayes human ican idea ideals immigrant Imperialist and Anti-imperialist Individualism and Nationalism integral nationalism Intellectual Construction ofAmerica isolationism Isolationist Isolationist Impulse John O’Sullivan José Enrique Rodó Krakau laissez-faire land Liah Greenfeld liberty Lipset Manifest Destiny mankind Mexico Michael Billig mission modern nations Monroe Doctrine moral Morison national group national identity national superiority nationalist natural O’Sullivan Paden patriotism perceived political Prestowitz Prologue to Ariel Puritan puts quoted in Greene quoted in Stephanson quoted in Weinberg race Revolution Schlesinger SchlesingerJr social superiority myth Thomas Paine threat traditions trans truth unique United universal violence visions Woodrow Wilson xenophobia
Populaire passages
Pagina 8 - We will cover the ocean with our merchant marine. We will build a navy to the measure of our greatness. Great colonies governing themselves, flying our flag and trading with us, will grow about our posts of trade. Our institutions will follow our flag on the wings of our commerce.