Americanism--And Its Enemies. David Gelernter.
by Gelernter, David; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 41Global Issues. Publisher: Commentary, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Americans -- Attitudes | Anti-Americanism | Democracy | Equality | Liberty | Nationalism | Religion and state | United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Anti-Americanism has blossomed frantically in recent years. Nearly the whole world seems to be pock-marked with lesions of hate. Some of this hatred focuses on George W. Bush, but much of it goes beyond the President to encompass the supposed evils of America and Americanism in general. In its passionate and unreasoning intensity, anti-Americanism resembles a religion--or a caricature of a religion. And this fact tells us something important about Americanism itself." (COMMENTARY) The author discusses his concept of "Americanism," the "American creed" and anti-Americanism.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Americanism--And Its Enemies, Jan. 2005; pp. 41-48.
"Anti-Americanism has blossomed frantically in recent years. Nearly the whole world seems to be pock-marked with lesions of hate. Some of this hatred focuses on George W. Bush, but much of it goes beyond the President to encompass the supposed evils of America and Americanism in general. In its passionate and unreasoning intensity, anti-Americanism resembles a religion--or a caricature of a religion. And this fact tells us something important about Americanism itself." (COMMENTARY) The author discusses his concept of "Americanism," the "American creed" and anti-Americanism.
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