The irony of American history
Title:
The irony of American history
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Forged during the tumultuous but triumphant postwar years when America came of age as a world power, "The Irony of American History" is more relevant now than ever before. Niebuhrś masterpiece on the incongruity between personal ideals and political reality is both an indictment of American moral complacency and a warning against the arrogance of virtue. Impassioned, eloquent, and deeply perceptive, Niebuhrś wisdom will cause readers to rethink their assumptions about right and wrong, war and peace.
Year Published:
2008
2008,
1952
Physical Description:
xxv, 174 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition:
University of Chicago Press ed.
Note:
Originally published: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.
Contents:
The ironic element in the American situation -- The innocent nation in an innocent world -- Happiness, prosperity and virtue -- The master of destiny -- The triumph of experience over dogma -- The international class struggle -- The American future -- The significance of irony.
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007044237-b.htmlPublisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007044237-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007044237.html
ISBN:
9780226583983
Publisher:
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
