Return to greatness : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it /...
Return to greatness : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it /...
Return to greatness : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it / Alan Wolfe.
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N306.0973/ 82
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 239 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
I. The good and the great -- II. From politics to philosophy -- III. Conservatism's retreat from greatness -- IV. Liberalism's fear of ambition -- V. Great once more?
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"To find better solutions, Wolfe looks back at specific moments in our national experience, when, in the face of sharp resistance, aspirations for the idea of national greatness shaped American history. Steeped in a panoramic reading of history, Return to Greatness offers a fresh take on American national identity and purpose. A call to action for...
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Return to greatness : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it / Alan Wolfe.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N306.0973/ 82
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74VKPE5xdgAg
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ISBN
0691119333 (alk. paper)
9780691119335 (alk. paper)
DDC
306.0973
MMS ID
991019665199702626
