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Return to greatness : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it /

Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wolfe, Alan, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 239 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400826506
1400826500
9780691119335
0691119333