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America Right or Wrong - An Anatomy of American Nationalism NEW EDITION (Paperback, New Ed)
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America Right or Wrong - An Anatomy of American Nationalism NEW EDITION (Paperback, New Ed)
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American policies, the American economy, and the health of the
American political system are all of crucial importance to the
world - and to other Western democracies in particular. Yet in
recent years, the American political scene has become increasingly
radicalized, embittered, and polarized - contributing to a
near-paralysis of economic policy and intense partisanship
concerning relations with the rest of the world. In this essential
guide to the present state of US politics, renowned commentator
Anatol Lieven pin-points American nationalism as the key to
explaining the present troubles in America's body politic. Delving
deep into the cultural and historical roots of the phenomenon,
Lieven portrays American nationalism as a highly complex mixture of
different elements which are sometimes opposed to each other, and
sometimes intertwined. On the one hand, there is the core tradition
of American civic nationalism based on the universalist 'American
Creed' of almost religious reverence for American democratic
institutions and the U.S. constitution. On the other, there exists
a chauvinist nationalism which holds that these institutions are
underpinned by cultural values which belong only to certain
Americans, and which is strongly hostile both to foreigners and to
minorities in America which are felt not to share those values. In
this updated edition of his classic study, Anatol Lieven traces the
re-emergence of radical strains of American nationalism in recent
years, manifested in the rise of the Tea Party movement and the
ongoing radicalization of the Republican Party. He attributes this
to a combination of the effects of 9/11, the influence of the
alliance with Israel, and above all, the long-term and increasing
economic decline of large sections of the white middle classes.
Deprived by nationalist ideology of the ability to explain what is
happening to them in rational terms, many of these people are now
turning to ideologies and demonologies that contribute greatly to
the paralysis of effective government in what remains the world's
most powerful and important country.
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