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Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century

Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century

Smith, Patrick

Hardcover

19th Century United States HistoryGeneral World HistoryHistoriography

ISBN10: 0300176562
ISBN13: 9780300176568
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Published: May 27 2013
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.41 Depth: 9.47
Language: English

Why America's founding myths no longer apply, and why we must reconsider the facts of our history

Americans cherish their national myths, some of which predate the country's founding. But the time for illusions, nostalgia, and grand ambition abroad has gone by, Patrick Smith observes in this original book. Americans are now faced with a choice between a mythical idea of themselves, their nation, and their global mission, on the one hand, and on the other an idea of America that is rooted in historical consciousness. To cling to old myths will ensure America's decline, Smith warns. He demonstrates with deep historical insight why a fundamentally new perspective and self-image are essential if the United States is to find its place in the twenty-first century.

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