عنوان

America's midlife crisis :

(Number (ISBN

1931930074

(Number (ISBN

9781931930079

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b749881

Title Proper

America's midlife crisis :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the future of a troubled superpower /

First Statement of Responsibility

Gary R. Weaver, Adam Mendelson.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Intercultural Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xv, 263 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-247) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: 9/11--A challenge to American culture -- American national culture: A matter of culture and history -- What is The American culture and what is a "typical" American? -- Melting pots to mosaics: race and immigration -- From John Winthrop to John Wayne: Exceptionalism, self-reliance, and cowboy values -- "Don't just stand there, do something!" -- American civic culture -- Prosperity at home, prestige abroad: foreign policy -- What holds America together also tears it apart -- A national midlife crisis? Where do we go from here?

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"America's Midlife Crisis examines the culture of America at a crucial point in its history and development. Along the way something happened to the fundamental nature of American culture: a midlife crisis. From the founding of the republic through the many conflicts over the years, from the Puritan roots to recent waves of immigration, from race to religion, America's Midlife Crisis examines the values, beliefs and behavior of an increasingly complex society that is struggling with its place in 1 the new world order." "There has been a seismic shift, far beyond normal cyclic changes, in cultural and political trends in the United States. Following 9/11 - no longer as confident in the protection of two vast oceans, a powerful military structure and a dominant economy - the U.S. government instituted polities and practices that have produced results exactly opposite of what was intended. Rather than making America safer, they have generated great consternation about its intentions, further enraging America's critics and confusing and alienating its longtime allies. America's Midlife Crisis shows how a superpower got to this point and what this midlife crisis means for the nation's future."--Jacket.

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America's mid-life crisis

National characteristics, American.

Political culture-- United States.

Social change-- United States.

Social values-- United States.

Außenpolitik.

Civilization.

Diplomatic relations.

National characteristics, American.

Nationalcharakter.

Political culture.

Politics and government.

Social change.

Social conditions.

Social values.

Sozialer Wandel.

United States, Civilization, 1970-

United States, Foreign relations, 1989-

United States, Politics and government, 1989-

United States, Social conditions, 1980-

United States.

USA.

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Book number

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Weaver, Gary R., (Gary Rodger),1943-

Mendelson, Adam.

Date of Transaction

20201204094430.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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