When America Was Great
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When America Stopped Being Great
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Author : Nick Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-03-04
When America Stopped Being Great written by Nick Bryant and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-04 with Political Science categories.
'Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what you've been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling stupid.' – Emily Maitlis 'Bryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America' – Washington Post In When America Stopped Being Great, veteran reporter and BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant reveals how America's decline paved the way for Donald Trump's rise, sowing division and leaving the country vulnerable to its greatest challenge of the modern era. Deftly sifting through almost four decades of American history, from post-Cold War optimism, through the scandal-wracked nineties and into the new millennium, Bryant unpacks the mistakes of past administrations, from Ronald Reagan's 'celebrity presidency' to Barack Obama's failure to adequately address income and racial inequality. He explains how the historical clues, unseen by many (including the media) paved the way for an outsider to take power and a country to slide towards disaster. As Bryant writes, 'rather than being an aberration, Trump's presidency marked the culmination of so much of what had been going wrong in the United States for decades – economically, racially, politically, culturally, technologically and constitutionally.' A personal elegy for an America lost, unafraid to criticise actors on both sides of the political divide, When America Stopped Being Great takes the long view, combining engaging storytelling with recent history to show how the country moved from the optimism of Reagan's 'Morning in America' to the darkness of Trump's 'American Carnage'. It concludes with some of the most dramatic events in recent memory, in an America torn apart by a bitterly polarised election, racial division, the national catastrophe of the coronavirus and the threat to US democracy evidenced by the storming of Capitol Hill.
When America Was Great
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Author : Kevin Mattson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-01-01
When America Was Great written by Kevin Mattson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with History categories.
A sweeping intellectual history that will make us rethink postwar politics and culture, When America Was Great profiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era -- from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John Kenneth Galbraith and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. A compelling tale that will redefine the word "liberal" for a new generation, Mattson retraces the intellectual journey of these towering figures. They served in the Second World War. They opposed communism but also wanted to make America's poor visible to the affluent society. Contrary to those who characterize liberals as naïve or sentimental "bleeding hearts," they had a tough-minded and nuanced vision that stressed both human limitations and hope. They felt America should stand for something more than just a strong economy.
What Makes America Great
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Author : Lon Cantor
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2003-06
What Makes America Great written by Lon Cantor and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06 with History categories.
Unlike dry history books, What Makes America Great? is written in a breezy, personal style. It makes history come alive with humanizing stories about the men and women who made America great. ·Chapter 1 provides objective proof of America's greatness, using a lot of statistics. ·Chapters 2 and 3 cover the early history of America and explain why we revolted. ·Chapter 4 explains our victory over England in the American Revolution, a tremendous upset. Few Americans know how the colonists achieved this astounding feat. ·Some modern "debunkers" like to say that our founding fathers acted out of selfishness rather than principle. Chapter 5 shows the idealism of our founders and details the sacrifices made by the signers of the Declaration of Independence. ·Our founding fathers were faced with the exciting but daunting task of creating an entirely new kind of country. Well-educated men, they based the United States on principles developed by the world's greatest philosophers. Chapter 6 starts with Moses and goes through Locke and Voltaire. Each philosopher's ideas are related to American ideals. ·The Declaration and the Constitution are the two greatest publications mankind has ever known. But they weren't created out of thin air. Chapter 7 discusses the precedents our forefathers studied before drafting these two great documents. ·In Chapter 8, each American war is discussed in the light of whether it was just or unjust. ·Chapter 9 covers the role of immigrants in shaping America. It shows the challenges, obstacles and contribution of each immigrant group. ·No country is perfect, not even America. Chapter 10 discusses the five areas in which America has done wrong: Indians, slaves, women, prejudice, and education. ·Chapter 11 is a glimpse into the future of America.
Keeping America Great
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Author : Edward J. Carels
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-11
Keeping America Great written by Edward J. Carels and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Business & Economics categories.
This book chronicles the changes occurring in America, their causes and what actions are recommended to maintain American greatness. Part 1 of the book describes the importance of capitalism and its impact on our juggernaut economy and the challenges made to it by Liberalism. A brief comparison of past great civilization is offered along with an analysis of early American traits linked to our greatness. An examination is made of the qualities and characters of great and successful Americans along with the methods and standards of great sports coaches of successful teams.Part 2, measures the changes in America since 1960 showing how American achievement is in decline for government, media, education, family, crime and health care. A process entitled "Califonication" is offered as the end result of what Liberalism is doing to America. Part 3, of the book focuses on what individuals can do with special recognition of the fact that 22% of Americans are paying the taxes for the remaining 78%. The reader is asked to get involved in a grass roots movement to bring control of the country back to the will of the people recognizing that much of the politically driven "solutions" installed in the past 40 years can be characterized as uniquely "Un-American, ineffective, and geometrically expensive." Those paying the bills must demand more and better accountability and demonstrable results from our leaders. Demand must be made to install American values and attitudes into the culture. Alternative solutions for the media, Social Security, Medicare, etc. are discussed as well as the need to demand more choices by the American taxpayer.
Words That Make America Great
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Author : Jerome Agel
language : en
Publisher: Random House Reference
Release Date : 1999
Words That Make America Great written by Jerome Agel and has been published by Random House Reference this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with United States categories.
Words That Make America Great contains all the texts that have been important in our history: from the "Declaration of Independence and "The Constitution, to the "Gettysburg Address and the "Emancipation Proclamation to the Roe v. Wade decision and the "Contract with America. All are arranged in categories such as Foreign Affairs, Presidential Authority, and Inaugural Addresses, with each category arranged in chronological order. Every entry has commentary on its meaning and importance. Fifteen significant categories cover early history, foreign affairs, presidential authority, civil rights, Native Americans and more Overview essays for each category and introductions to every document clarify the historical context and significance of each event and idea.
America S Great Game
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Author : Hugh Wilford
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-12-03
America S Great Game written by Hugh Wilford and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-03 with History categories.
From the 9/11 attacks to waterboarding to drone strikes, relations between the United States and the Middle East seem caught in a downward spiral. And all too often, the Central Intelligence Agency has made the situation worse. But this crisis was not a historical inevitability -- far from it. Indeed, the earliest generation of CIA operatives was actually the region's staunchest western ally. In America's Great Game, celebrated intelligence historian Hugh Wilford reveals the surprising history of the CIA's pro-Arab operations in the 1940s and 50s by tracing the work of the agency's three most influential -- and colorful -- officers in the Middle East. Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt was the grandson of Theodore Roosevelt and the first head of CIA covert action in the region; his cousin, Archie Roosevelt, was a Middle East scholar and chief of the Beirut station. The two Roosevelts joined combined forces with Miles Copeland, a maverick covert operations specialist who had joined the American intelligence establishment during World War II. With their deep knowledge of Middle Eastern affairs, the three men were heirs to an American missionary tradition that engaged Arabs and Muslims with respect and empathy. Yet they were also fascinated by imperial intrigue, and were eager to play a modern rematch of the "Great Game," the nineteenth-century struggle between Britain and Russia for control over central Asia. Despite their good intentions, these "Arabists" propped up authoritarian regimes, attempted secretly to sway public opinion in America against support for the new state of Israel, and staged coups that irrevocably destabilized the nations with which they empathized. Their efforts, and ultimate failure, would shape the course of U.S. -- Middle Eastern relations for decades to come. Based on a vast array of declassified government records, private papers, and personal interviews, America's Great Game tells the riveting story of the merry band of CIA officers whose spy games forever changed U.S. foreign policy.
America Great Crises In Our History Told By Its Makers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
America Great Crises In Our History Told By Its Makers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with United States categories.
What Makes America Great
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Author : Dowell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-23
What Makes America Great written by Dowell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with categories.
What Makes America Great is a narrative summary of the elements of greatness Bob Dowell revealed in several of the country's key historical and literary documents. Birthed by the Reformation and corner stone laid by Puritans dedicated to establishing a God centered commonwealth, the exemplary has been America's vision from its beginnings. Dedication to the exemplary can be documented in numerous American documents from John Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity" envisioning the exemplary "city upon a hill," to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence with its exemplary creed that "all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights," to Elizabeth Cady Stanton's exemplary Declaration of Sentiments envisioning equal rights for women [all men and women are created equal], to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and "Gettysburg Address" addressing the evils of slavery and envisioning a nation dedicated to an exemplary government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," to Martin Luther King's exemplary "I Have a Dream Speech" envisioning America living up to its equality creed by extending full equality to its African American citizens. What Makes America Great celebrates the exemplary in the American experience noting particularly its greatness being confirmed in the fact that its history is primarily the fruition of its creed as stated in its Declaration of Independence.
What S So Great About America
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Author : Dinesh D'Souza
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-11-20
What S So Great About America written by Dinesh D'Souza and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-20 with Political Science categories.
With What's So Great About America, Dinesh D'Souza is not asking a question, but making a statement. The former White House policy analyst and bestselling author argues that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, American ideals and patriotism should not be things we shy away from. Instead he offers the grounds for a solid, well-considered pride in the Western pillars of "science, democracy and capitalism," while deconstructing arguments from both the political Left and political Right. As an "outsider" from India who has had amazing success in the United States, D'Souza defends not an idealized America, but America as it really is, and measures America not against an utopian ideal, but against the rest of the world in a provocative, challenging, and personal book.
What Really Makes America Great
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Author : Creative Action Network
language : en
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-23
What Really Makes America Great written by Creative Action Network and has been published by Andrews McMeel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-23 with Art categories.
Creative Action Network founder and CEO Max Slavkin says this art series was inspired by a widespread interest in creating art to challenge the current political climate. Throughout the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, 100 artists came together to illustrate the things that already make America great. The project has continued beyond those initial 100 days and 100 artists. Each spread of the book contains an artist’s statement on the left and artwork on the right side. The art touches on several issues and topics, including religious freedom, immigration, energy solutions, plurality—and even bourbon. It features a foreword by Steven Heller, an American art director, journalist, critic, author, and editor who specializes in topics related to graphic design.