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The End Of The Myth

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Author : Greg Grandin
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Release Date : 2019-03-05

The End Of The Myth written by Greg Grandin and has been published by Metropolitan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-05 with History categories.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE A new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump’s border wall. Ever since this nation’s inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the foundation of the United States’ belief in itself as an exceptional nation – democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. Today, though, America hasa new symbol: the border wall. In The End of the Myth, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. history – from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016. For centuries, he shows, America’s constant expansion – fighting wars and opening markets – served as a “gate of escape,” helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts outward. But this deflection meant that the country’s problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. And now, the combined catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown and our unwinnable wars in the Middle East have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. The border wall may or may not be built, but it will survive as a rallying point, an allegorical tombstone marking the end of American exceptionalism.

The Last Myth

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Author : Matthew Barrett Gross
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2012-03-06

The Last Myth written by Matthew Barrett Gross and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-06 with Social Science categories.

During the first dozen years of the twenty-first century, apocalyptic anticipation in America has leapt from the cultish to the mainstream. Today, nearly 60 percent of Americans believe that the events foretold in the book of Revelation will come true. But many secular readers also seem hungry for catastrophe and have propelled books about peak oil, global warming, and the end of civilization into bestsellers. How did we come to live in a culture obsessed by the belief that the end is near? The Last Myth explains why apocalyptic beliefs are surging within the American mainstream today. Demonstrating that our expectation of the end of the world is a surprisingly recent development in human thought, the book reveals the profound influence of apocalyptic thinking on America’s past, present, and future.

The Myth Of Sisyphus And Other Essays

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Author : Albert Camus
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-10-31

The Myth Of Sisyphus And Other Essays written by Albert Camus and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with Literary Collections categories.

One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.

The Myth Of The Lazy Native

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Author : Syed Hussein Alatas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-13

The Myth Of The Lazy Native written by Syed Hussein Alatas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-13 with Business & Economics categories.

The Myth of the Lazy Native is Syed Hussein Alatas’ widely acknowledged critique of the colonial construction of Malay, Filipino and Javanese natives from the 16th to the 20th century. Drawing on the work of Karl Mannheim and the sociology of knowledge, Alatas analyses the origins and functions of such myths in the creation and reinforcement of colonial ideology and capitalism. The book constitutes in his own words: ‘an effort to correct a one-sided colonial view of the Asian native and his society’ and will be of interest to students and scholars of colonialism, post-colonialism, sociology and South East Asian Studies.

Lost Children Archive

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Author : Valeria Luiselli
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2019-02-12

Lost Children Archive written by Valeria Luiselli and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-12 with Fiction categories.

WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND THE WOMEN’S PRIZE The moving, powerful and urgent English-language debut from one of the brightest young stars in world literature

Kissinger S Shadow

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Author : Greg Grandin
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Release Date : 2015-08-25

Kissinger S Shadow written by Greg Grandin and has been published by Metropolitan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-25 with History categories.

A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance In his fascinating new book Kissinger's Shadow, acclaimed historian Greg Grandin argues that to understand the crisis of contemporary America—its never-ending wars abroad and political polarization at home—we have to understand Henry Kissinger. Examining Kissinger's own writings, as well as a wealth of newly declassified documents, Grandin reveals how Richard Nixon's top foreign policy advisor, even as he was presiding over defeat in Vietnam and a disastrous, secret, and illegal war in Cambodia, was helping to revive a militarized version of American exceptionalism centered on an imperial presidency. Believing that reality could be bent to his will, insisting that intuition is more important in determining policy than hard facts, and vowing that past mistakes should never hinder future bold action, Kissinger anticipated, even enabled, the ascendance of the neoconservative idealists who took America into crippling wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Going beyond accounts focusing either on Kissinger's crimes or accomplishments, Grandin offers a compelling new interpretation of the diplomat's continuing influence on how the United States views its role in the world.

Another Fine Myth

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Author : Robert Asprin
language : en
Publisher: Ace
Release Date : 2005

Another Fine Myth written by Robert Asprin and has been published by Ace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Demonology categories.

A magician's apprentice teams up with the demon Aahz and experiences a variety of adventures with many strange, other-worldy characters.

Empire S Workshop

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Author : Greg Grandin
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2006-05-02

Empire S Workshop written by Greg Grandin and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-02 with History categories.

An eye-opening examination of Latin America's role as proving ground for U.S. imperial strategies and tactics In recent years, one book after another has sought to take the measure of the Bush administration's aggressive foreign policy. In their search for precedents, they invoke the Roman and British empires as well as postwar reconstructions of Germany and Japan. Yet they consistently ignore the one place where the United States had its most formative imperial experience: Latin America. A brilliant excavation of a long-obscured history, Empire's Workshop is the first book to show how Latin America has functioned as a laboratory for American extraterritorial rule. Historian Greg Grandin follows the United States' imperial operations, from Thomas Jefferson's aspirations for an "empire of liberty" in Cuba and Spanish Florida, to Ronald Reagan's support for brutally oppressive but U.S.-friendly regimes in Central America. He traces the origins of Bush's policies to Latin America, where many of the administration's leading lights--John Negroponte, Elliott Abrams, Otto Reich--first embraced the deployment of military power to advance free-market economics and first enlisted the evangelical movement in support of their ventures. With much of Latin America now in open rebellion against U.S. domination, Grandin concludes with a vital question: If Washington has failed to bring prosperity and democracy to Latin America--its own backyard "workshop"--what are the chances it will do so for the world?

The Mythology Of Work

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Author : Peter Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 2015

The Mythology Of Work written by Peter Fleming and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Capitalism categories.

How neoliberal society has changed the superficial nature of work in order to transform society into a pointless labour experience

The End Of Physics

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Author : David Lindley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-07-06

The End Of Physics written by David Lindley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-07-06 with Science categories.

The author presents a history of the attempts to find the final "theory of everything," gives a forceful argument that one can never be found, and a warning that the compromises necessary to produce a final theory may well undermine the rules of doing good science. At the heart of the story is the rise of the particle physicists and their attempts to reach far out into the cosmos for a unifying theory. Unable to subject their findings and theories to experimental scrutiny, they have moved into a world governed entirely by mathematical and highly speculative theories, none of which can be empirically verified. "Does physics then become a branch of aesthetics?" Lindley asks. For an opposing viewpoint, see Stephen Weinberg's Dreams of a Final Theory. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR