The strange death of American liberalism / H. W. Brands.
The strange death of American liberalism / H. W. Brands.
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New Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2001.
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N320.513/ 5
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 200 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. A Nation of Skeptics -- 2. Beneath the Eagle's Wings -- 3. The War That Never Ended -- 4. Liberals All! -- 5. From Hubris to Suttee -- 6. The Contradictions of Cold War Conservatism -- 7. Nunc Dimittis -- Afterword: The Lazarus Option.
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Publisher
New Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2001.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2001.
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"From the Revolution on, argues Brands, Americans have been chronically skeptical of their government. This book succinctly traces this skepticism, demonstrating that it is only during periods of war that Americans have set aside their distrust and looked to their government to defend them. The Cold War, Brands shows, created an extended - and hist...
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The strange death of American liberalism / H. W. Brands.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-190) and index.
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c2001.
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N320.513/ 5
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74Vv4rV7wpWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4rV7wpWX
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ISBN
0300090218 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300090215 (cloth : alk. paper)
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320.5130973
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991015503279702626
