The irony of American history
Titre:
The irony of American history
PERSONAL_AUTHOR_EPSB:
Sommaire:
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.
Date de publication comme intervalle:
2008
2008,
1952
Description matérielle:
xxv, 174 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition:
University of Chicago Press ed.
Note générale:
Originally published: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.
Table des matières:
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.
Accès électronique:
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
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9780226583983
Informations de publication:
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
