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- Politics & Society
- Book Title
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691119333
ISBN-13
9780691119335
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43829338
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Return to Greatness : How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It
Language
English
Subject
Public Policy / General, Sociology / General, History & Theory, International Relations / General, American Government / National, United States / General
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
6.5 in
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Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-024432
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Return to Greatness ranges, despite its brevity, over wide swaths of intellectual terrain, dispensing insights and making novel connections. . . . Wolfe deserves respect for reaffirming the promise of liberalism and for placing hope in the possibility of restoring common dreams., Wolfe argues that America's history has been a long struggle between a few Roosevelts and Lincolns who have challenged America to be great, and a swarm of Bushes and McKinleys who aimed low and achieved even less. . . . Nations, like heroes, are made, not born. As Alan Wolfe points out, our greatest presidents have always found the courage to remind us of responsibilities we might otherwise pass by, and tapped the latent greatness that is imprinted in the American character. -- ce Reed,"Washington Monthly, " Return to Greatness ranges, despite its brevity, over wide swaths of intellectual terrain, dispensing insights and making novel connections. . . . Wolfe deserves respect for reaffirming the promise of liberalism and for placing hope in the possibility of restoring common dreams."-- David Greenberg, American Prospect, Return to Greatness ranges, despite its brevity, over wide swaths of intellectual terrain, dispensing insights and making novel connections. . . . Wolfe deserves respect for reaffirming the promise of liberalism and for placing hope in the possibility of restoring common dreams. -- David Greenberg, American Prospect, "Wolfe argues that America's history has been a long struggle between a few Roosevelts and Lincolns who have challenged America to be great, and a swarm of Bushes and McKinleys who aimed low and achieved even less. . . . Nations, like heroes, are made, not born. As Alan Wolfe points out, our greatest presidents have always found the courage to remind us of responsibilities we might otherwise pass by, and tapped the latent greatness that is imprinted in the American character." --Bruce Reed, Washington Monthly, " Return to Greatness ranges, despite its brevity, over wide swaths of intellectual terrain, dispensing insights and making novel connections. . . . Wolfe deserves respect for reaffirming the promise of liberalism and for placing hope in the possibility of restoring common dreams." --David Greenberg, American Prospect, Return to Greatnessranges, despite its brevity, over wide swaths of intellectual terrain, dispensing insights and making novel connections. . . . Wolfe deserves respect for reaffirming the promise of liberalism and for placing hope in the possibility of restoring common dreams., "Wolfe argues that America's history has been a long struggle between a few Roosevelts and Lincolns who have challenged America to be great, and a swarm of Bushes and McKinleys who aimed low and achieved even less. . . . Nations, like heroes, are made, not born. As Alan Wolfe points out, our greatest presidents have always found the courage to remind us of responsibilities we might otherwise pass by, and tapped the latent greatness that is imprinted in the American character."-- Bruce Reed, Washington Monthly, Wolfe argues that America's history has been a long struggle between a few Roosevelts and Lincolns who have challenged America to be great, and a swarm of Bushes and McKinleys who aimed low and achieved even less. . . . Nations, like heroes, are made, not born. As Alan Wolfe points out, our greatest presidents have always found the courage to remind us of responsibilities we might otherwise pass by, and tapped the latent greatness that is imprinted in the American character. -- Bruce Reed,"Washington Monthly, Return to Greatnessranges, despite its brevity, over wide swaths of intellectual terrain, dispensing insights and making novel connections. . . . Wolfe deserves respect for reaffirming the promise of liberalism and for placing hope in the possibility of restoring common dreams. -- David Greenberg, American Prospect, Wolfe argues that America's history has been a long struggle between a few Roosevelts and Lincolns who have challenged America to be great, and a swarm of Bushes and McKinleys who aimed low and achieved even less. . . . Nations, like heroes, are made, not born. As Alan Wolfe points out, our greatest presidents have always found the courage to remind us of responsibilities we might otherwise pass by, and tapped the latent greatness that is imprinted in the American character.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
306.0973
Table Of Content
PREFACE vii I The Good and the Great 1 II From Politics to Philosophy 27 III Conservatism's Retreat from Greatness 61 IV Liberalism's Fear of Ambition 117 V Great Once More? 169 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 211 NOTES 213 INDEX 227
Synopsis
Argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. This book castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness., Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives, who once embraced strong, active central government and an ideal of national citizenship, now support huge tax cuts that undermine America's future ability to undertake any ambitious, long-term project at home or abroad. No great society, in Wolfe's view, has ever been built on the cheap. Wolfe notes that neither the conservatives' call for small-scale faith-based initiatives nor the recent embrace on the left of a grassroots "civil society" can provide health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans or ensure national security in an age of terrorism.To find better solutions, Wolfe looks back at specific moments in our national experience, when, in the face of sharp resistance, aspirations for the idea of national greatness shaped American history.He demonstrates how a bold and ambitious political agenda, championed at various times by Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, Abraham Lincoln, and the two Roosevelts, steered the country toward periods of national strength and unity. Steeped in a colorful, panoramic reading of history, Return to Greatness offers a fresh take on American national identity and purpose. A call to action for a renewed embrace of the ideal of an activist federal government and bold policy agendas, it is sure to become a centerpiece of national debate., Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, a veteran political observer argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great., Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives, who once embraced strong, active central government and an ideal of national citizenship, now support huge tax cuts that undermine America's future ability to undertake any ambitious, long-term project at home or abroad. No great society, in Wolfe's view, has ever been built on the cheap. Wolfe notes that neither the conservatives' call for small-scale faith-based initiatives nor the recent embrace on the left of a grassroots "civil society" can provide health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans or ensure national security in an age of terrorism. To find better solutions, Wolfe looks back at specific moments in our national experience, when, in the face of sharp resistance, aspirations for the idea of national greatness shaped American history. He demonstrates how a bold and ambitious political agenda, championed at various times by Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, Abraham Lincoln, and the two Roosevelts, steered the country toward periods of national strength and unity. Steeped in a colorful, panoramic reading of history, Return to Greatness offers a fresh take on American national identity and purpose. A call to action for a renewed embrace of the ideal of an activist federal government and bold policy agendas, it is sure to become a centerpiece of national debate.
LC Classification Number
HN90.M6W65 2005
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