Our American story : the search for a shared national narrative / edited by Joshua A. Claybourn.
Claybourn, Joshua A., editor.
2019
E169.1 .O89 2019 (Mapit)
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Title Our American story : the search for a shared national narrative / edited by Joshua A. Claybourn.
ISBN 9781640121706 (hardcover)
1640121706 (hardcover)
9781640122079 (electronic book)
1640122079
9781640122055 (electronic book)
Published Lincoln : Potomac Books, An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Language English
Description xi, 213 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number E169.1 .O89 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.800973
Summary "Over the past few decades, the complicated divides of geography, class, religion, and race created deep fractures in the United States, each side fighting to advance its own mythology and political interests. We lack a central story, a common ground we can celebrate and enrich with deeper meaning. Unable to agree on first principles, we cannot agree on what it means to be American. As we dismantle or disregard symbols and themes that previously united us, can we replace them with stories and rites that unite our tribes and maintain meaning in our American identity? Against this backdrop, Our American Story features leading thinkers from across the political spectrum--Jim Banks, David W. Blight, Spencer P. Boyer, Eleanor Clift, John C. Danforth, Cody Delistraty, Richard A. Epstein, Nikolas Gvosdev, Cherie Harder, Jason Kuznicki, Gerard N. Magliocca, Markos Moulitsas, Ilya Somin, Cass R. Sunstein, Alan Taylor, James V. Wertsch, Gordon S. Wood, and Ali Wyne. Each draws on expertise within their respective fields of history, law, politics, and public policy to contribute a unique perspective about the American story. This collection explores whether a unifying story can be achieved and, if so, what that story could be"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author Claybourn, Joshua A., editor.
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Introduction / Joshua A. Claybourn
Composite nation? / David W. Blight
National narratives as habits of thought / James V. Wertsch
The plastic age / Jason Kuznicki
In pursuit of an idea : America's ongoing quest / Ali Wyne
Can the United States be one people? / Gordon S. Wood
Holding ourselves together / John C. Danforth
Society and service / Jim Banks
The story of us : community cohesion / Cherie Harder
An American community / Nikolas Gvosdev
A dream for anyone and everyone / Markos Moulitsas
Foot voting nation / Ilya Somin
Transatlantic perspectives / Spencer P. Boyer
Embattled farmers / Cass R. Sunstein
America as a social movement / Eleanor Clift
Yankee ingenuity / Gerard N. Magliocca
American minimalism : why no robust account of national identity is possible, or desirable / Richard A. Epstein
One nation divisible / Alan Taylor
America's broken narrative of exceptionalism / Cody Delistraty.

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