The irony of American History / Reinhold Niebuhr & Andrew J Bacevich

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Niebuhr, Reinhold, Bacevich, Andrew J

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TextPublisher number: :International Book Distributors | :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New DelhiPublication details: London Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.Description: xxv, 174 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780226583983

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DDC classification:

973 NIE

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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.

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

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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.

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

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