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Language: en
Pages: 272
Pages: 272
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-05 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our
Language: en
Pages: 228
Pages: 228
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Argues that the Innocent Nation myth prevented many Americans from understanding, or even discussing, the complex motivations of the 9/11 terrorists. Identifies
Language: en
Pages: 203
Pages: 203
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher:
Identifies five "myths" that shape American belief systems including those of the Chosen Nation, Nature's Nation, the Christian Nation, the Millennial Nation, a
Language: en
Pages: 451
Pages: 451
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-31 - Publisher: transcript Verlag
This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-
Language: en
Pages: 434
Pages: 434
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-04 - Publisher: New Press, The
First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael’s Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-busting. Wit