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City on a hill : a history of American exceptionalism /
In this illuminating book, Abram Van Engen shows how the phrase "City on a Hill," from a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop, shaped the story of American exceptionalism in the twentieth century. By tracing the history of Winthrop's speech, its changing status thro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2020]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The birth of a story
- Message: The mystery of Winthrop's manuscript
- The significance of Winthrop's Bible
- The meaning of Winthrop's city on a hill
- Materials: A true history of America
- A providential history of America
- A white history of America
- Myths: The rise of national history
- The spread of national pilgrims
- The creation of an exceptional New England
- Methods: Antiquarian America
- Puritan stock
- The Mayflower Compact versus a model of Christian charity
- Models: Creating a usable past
- A meaning to match its force
- Perry Miller's city on a hill
- The American Jeremiad
- American exceptionalism and America first
- Coda: The death of a sermon.