Second-Rate Nation
Subtitle: From the American Dream to the American Myth
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: November 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781594510908
Subjects: American studies; Sociology - General; Quality of life; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Sociology - Social Theory; Statistics; Political Science / International Relations; Public health; General; Civil rights; United States
First sentence: Beyond the ordinary assets of ample physical and human resources, productive labor, basic infrastructure and technology, and at least formal democracy, the greatness of a modern nation is measured by its willingness constantly to monitor itself and to take bold and imaginative action to readjust its course, not only for the well-being of all its citizens, but for the poor and oppressed outside its borders who are deeply afflicted for reasons beyond their control.