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Deep in the Heart - The Texas Tendency in American Politics (Hardcover)
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Deep in the Heart - The Texas Tendency in American Politics (Hardcover)
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Cowboy politics is in. When George W. Bush announced a new American
policy of pre-emptive attack against potential enemies in 2002, he
ushered in the triumph of Texas values over the American agenda.
This book traces in lucid and engaging style the fascinating
influence of the Texas warrior culture from the Alamo to the
present day. This is not a history of Texas, but much Texas history
is entwined with American national politics. This book locates such
diverse phenomena as Cold War politics, the Kennedy assassination,
U.S.-Mexican immigration policies, Texas death penalty practices,
and recent U.S. Middle East policy in the context of this Alamo
attitude. While the Texas influence has always been strong, and has
ebbed and flowed, never has it been stronger, especially as a
guiding force in American foreign policy. Today, people around the
world perceive this Manifest Destiny swaggering style in our
foreign policy. Because of its sheer size, its border wars with
Mexico, its ten-year history as an independent republic, and its
having been settled by a warrior culture originating in the
English-Scottish borderlands and arriving in Texas via the southern
Appalachians, Texas is unique in American politics. The author does
not assert that Texas "causes," or is the sole cause of, our
various policies or of so many violent events. Rather, he
demonstrates convincingly that the Texas warrior culture provides a
fascinating context for national politics in a way that no other
state's political culture can claim.
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Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2004 |
First published: |
July 2004 |
Authors: |
James McEnteer
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-98306-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-275-98306-4 |
Barcode: |
9780275983062 |
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