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The Myth Of American Democracy
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Author : Trenton Fervor
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-04
The Myth Of American Democracy written by Trenton Fervor and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with Fiction categories.
In his current work, Trenton Fervor author of The Last Individual: The Ascendancy of the Sociomaniacal Mindset delivers a critical exposition of democracy and its defects. The Myth of American Democracy is an unapologetic critique of the American political system and an attempt to dismantle the mystique perpetuated to sanctify and sanction it. Fervor entreats the reader to reexamine the notion of democracy and its attendant processes absent the sophistic demagoguery and to more closely consider the actual nature of the institution, and the establishment behemoth which inhabits and advances it. The reader is encouraged to confront the myth and deception which pervade the contemporary conception of democracy, and to accept the reality that the democratic emperor is naked. Democracy today is in truth fundamentally absurd: its premise is that an ideologically coherent, consistent, and efficient social policy program can be constructed by formulating each aspect of the overall program through a process of majoritarian amalgamation of contradictory, incongruent, and confrontational views. The Myth of American Democracy is an important rebuke of conventional democratic orthodoxy which will challenge readers to reevaluate their sympathies for the system. This book is recommended reading for everyone who has wrestled with the troubling suspicion that there is something inherently dubious and defective about the democratic system.
Watergate And The Myth Of American Democracy
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Author : Les Evans
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Watergate And The Myth Of American Democracy written by Les Evans and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Watergate The Myth Of American Democracy
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Author : Les Evans
language : en
Publisher: New York : Pathfinder Press
Release Date : 1973
Watergate The Myth Of American Democracy written by Les Evans and has been published by New York : Pathfinder Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. categories.
The Myth Of American Freedom
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Author : John Wickey
language : en
Publisher: Delphic Press
Release Date : 2011-01
The Myth Of American Freedom written by John Wickey and has been published by Delphic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01 with Political Science categories.
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams These words of one of the most influential men involved in the founding of the United States seem increasingly prescient and relevant today as issue after issue gathers on the horizon to cloud our nation's future. The problems are evident. But as common American's struggle to place the nation on a path to a viable future, their efforts have consistently been met with failure. We find every effort to change the errant direction of our nation frustrated. Are we truly free to chart our own future? Or has the great American experiment failed? The consistency with which government grows and liberty recedes seems the product almost of plan. Yet it is not the result of an unseen hand manipulating events. The study which you are about to embark on is an examination of the legacy of freedom left by the Founding Fathers and the inherent nature of the government they gave us. From the "consent of the governed" to the "division of power," from the "rule of law" to "freedom of religion," these are the pillars of American liberty. But closer inspection finds many of these foundational principles more myth than reality. Democracy itself has come to be the opponent we battle to restore what has become The Myth of American Freedom.
The Myth Of American Exceptionalism
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Author : Godfrey Hodgson
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2009-01-27
The Myth Of American Exceptionalism written by Godfrey Hodgson and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-27 with Political Science categories.
The idea that the United States is destined to spread its unique gifts of democracy and capitalism to other countries is dangerous for Americans and for the rest of the world, warns Godfrey Hodgson in this provocative book. Hodgson, a shrewd and highly respected British commentator, argues that America is not as exceptional as it would like to think; its blindness to its own history has bred a complacent nationalism and a disastrous foreign policy that has isolated and alienated it from the global community. Tracing the development of America’s high self regard from the early days of the republic to the present era, Hodgson demonstrates how its exceptionalism has been systematically exaggerated and—in recent decades—corrupted. While there have been distinct and original elements in America’s history and political philosophy, notes Hodgson, these have always been more heavily influenced by European thought and experience than Americans have been willing to acknowledge. A stimulating and timely assessment of how America’s belief in its exceptionalism has led it astray, this book is mandatory reading for its citizens, admirers, and detractors.
The Mythology Of American Politics
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Author : John T. Bookman
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2008
The Mythology Of American Politics written by John T. Bookman and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
In this provocative set of essays, John Bookman delves beneath the transitory issues of the day to identify and respond to the fundamental, perennial questions of American politics. The questions concern the myths that shape the thinking of so many Americans about politics. These myths are the popular narratives that impart meaning to the American experience and define for many what it is to be an American. For the first time, readers have under one cover a sober, informed examination of these myths. Among the myths subjected to critical examination are the following: 1. The Framers of the Constitution were fundamentalist Christians. Americans at the time of the founding constituted a Christian nation. 2. The Framers were disinterested demigods who wrote a constitution for the ages. 3. James Madison intended separation of powers and checks and balances to protect the general citizenry against government. 4. Constitutional constraints on democratic majorities are necessary to prevent tyranny of the majority. 5. The United States is exceptional. It is more populist, egalitarian, religious, patriotic, and prosperous than other nations. 6. Americans are a chosen people marked out by God or history to carry out a world-historical mission. 7. The unfettered market uses resources more efficiently, better promotes growth, and confers more freedom than other ways of organizing the production and distribution of goods and services. In his examination of these myths, Bookman does not slight argument in favor of description and explanation. He does not neglect description and explanation, but he enlists them in the service of arguments, and those arguments reach conclusions sure to be controversial.
Human Liberty And American Democracy
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Author : Raven Walker
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2004-04-01
Human Liberty And American Democracy written by Raven Walker and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-01 with Political Science categories.
The Myth of America is more powerful than its historical reality. From the Myth come political democracy, democratic capitalism, and the culture of freedom. If you are buying lottery tickets and did not vote in the last election, you need to read Human Liberty and American Democracy.
The Myth Of America S Decline Politics Economics And A Half Century Of False Prophecies
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Author : Josef Joffe
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2014
The Myth Of America S Decline Politics Economics And A Half Century Of False Prophecies written by Josef Joffe and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Business & Economics categories.
"While it may be catnip for the media to play up America as a has-been, Josef Joffe, a ... German commentator and Stanford University academic, [proposes] that Declinism is not a cold-eyed diagnosis but a device in the style of the ancient prophets ... Gloom is a prophecy that must be believed so that it will turn out wrong. Joffe [posits that] 'economic miracles' that propelled the rising tide of challengers flounder against their own limits. Hardly confined to Europe alone, Declinism has also been an especially nifty career builder for American politicians, among them Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan, who all rode into the White House by hawking 'the end is near'"--Dust jacket flap.
The American Myth Of Democracy
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Author : Debra Sabia
language : en
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03-22
The American Myth Of Democracy written by Debra Sabia and has been published by Cognella Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Political Science categories.
A crisis of consciousness takes an elitist approach to the study of American government and politics. It begins with a brief historical introduction to the founding of the Republic, while offering students a glimpse at other comparative political systems, broading their knowledge and thinking. The book aims to provoke students into thinking critically about what they know and to engage in reexaming conventional wisdoms. Including the very definition of American democracy.
Ideology And Myth In American Politics
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Author : H. Mark Roelofs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Ideology And Myth In American Politics written by H. Mark Roelofs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Political science categories.