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A great disorder : national myth and the battle for America / Richard Slotkin.
"The culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identity -- the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (Emancipation and Lost Cause), and Good War -- and reveals how and why they are bringing the United States to the brink of an existential crisis." -- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9780674292383
- ISBN: 0674292383
- Physical Description: x, 512 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Myths of the White Republic -- Myth of the Frontier -- Myth of the Founding -- Civil War Mythologies -- Lincoln and Liberation -- Confederate Founding: Civil War as Culture War -- Lost Cause: Redemption and the White Reunion -- Nation Transformed: From Reconstruction to the Good War -- Industrialization, Vigilantism and the Imperial Frontier -- Great Exception: The New Deal and National Myth -- Myth of the Good War Myth: Platoon Movies and the Reconception of American Nationality -- American Apotheosis: From Kennedy's New Frontier to Reagan's Morning in America -- New Frontier: Savage War and Social Justice -- Cultural Revolution: The Sixties, the Movement and the Great Society -- Back in the Saddle: Reagan, Neoliberalism and the War Against the Sixties -- Rising Tide: Climate Change and the Fossil Fuel Frontier -- Cowboys and Aliens: The Global War on Terror -- Age of Culture War -- Obama Presidency: The Myth of the Movement and the Tea Party Reaction -- Equalizers: The Gun Rights Movement and Culture-War Conservatism -- Trump Redemption: Make America Great Again -- Trump in the White House: The President as Insurgent -- Imagining Civil War: The 2020 Election -- "The Last President of the Confederacy": Trump's Lost Cause. |
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| Subject: | Myth > Political aspects > United States > History. Culture conflict > United States > History. United States > History. |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 973 SLOTKIN 2024 (Text) | 0001012541108 | Nonfiction New | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
Summary:
"The culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identity -- the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (Emancipation and Lost Cause), and Good War -- and reveals how and why they are bringing the United States to the brink of an existential crisis." --
