America right or wrong
Subtitle: an anatomy of American nationalism
By: Anatol Lieven
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780199897551; 9780199660254
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Politics and government; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; American National characteristics; Intervention (International law); Nationalism; Foreign relations; History
Description: An examination of the American national character provides a sobering look at the course foreign policy has taken since 9/11, revealing how the combination of two contradictory brands of nationalism have undermined American security and the war against terrorism -- publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: An exceptional nationalism?; title: Thesis : splendor and tragedy of the American creed; title: Antithesis part I : the embittered heartland; title: Antithesis part II : fundamentalists and great fears; title: The legacy of the Cold War; title: American nationalism, Israel, and the Middle East.