Identity and the failure of America : from Thomas Jefferson to the War on Terror /

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From Thomas Jefferson to John Rawls, justice has been at the center of America's self-image and national creed. At the same time, for many of its peoples-from African slaves and European immigrants to women and the poor-the American experience has been defined by injustice: oppression, disenfra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Michael, John, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Allegiance > United States > History.
American literature > History and criticism.
Failure (Psychology) > United States > History.
Group identity > United States > History.
National characteristics, American.
Nationalism > United States > History.
Social justice > United States > History.
Allégeance > États-Unis > Histoire.
Échec > États-Unis > Histoire.
Identité collective > États-Unis > Histoire.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Justice sociale > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Allegiance
American literature
Failure (Psychology)
Group identity
Intellectual life
National characteristics, American
Nationalism
Politics and government
Social conditions
Social justice
United States > Intellectual life.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The failure of America and the claims of identity
  • Jefferson's headache: race and the failure of a benevolent republic
  • Ahab's cannibals: vicissitudes of command and the failure of manly virtue
  • Lydia Maria Child's romance: cosmopolitan imagination and the failure of gender reform
  • John Brown's identities: Nat Turner and the fear of just deserts
  • Emerson's activism: the trials and tribulations of an American citizen
  • Douglass's cosmopolitanism: American empire and the failure of diplomatic representation
  • American identities and global terror.

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