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The irony of American history
Title
The irony of American history [electronic resource] / Reinhold Niebuhr ; with a new introduction by Andrew J. Bacevich.
ISBN
9780226583990 (electronic bk.)
0226583996 (electronic bk.)
Edition
University of Chicago Press ed.
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxv, 174 p.)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally published: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"Composed during the postwar years when America came of age as a world power, The Irony of American History is as relevant as ever today. Niebuhr's 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 and eloquent, his wisdom encourages us to rethink our assumptions about right and wrong, war and peace."--Book cover.
Other formats
Print version: Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971. Irony of American history. University of Chicago Press ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 22, 2015
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.
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Electronic books.
History.
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