01854nam a22003017a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801340007608200120021010000450022224500750026726000610034230000290040336500090043250502830044152004560072465000130118065000290119365000190122265000530124165000440129465000350133865000260137365000580139965000480145770000230150570000240152820211011141739.0210906b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a9780226583983 a:International Book Distributorsb:Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhic:116787d:24/08/2021 a973 NIE aNiebuhr, Reinhold, aBacevich, Andrew J. aThe irony of American Historyc/ Reinhold Niebuhr & Andrew J Bacevich aLondon Chicago b: University of Chicago Press,c 2008. axxv, 174 pagesc ; 21 cm b1694 aThe 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. aComposed 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 aHistory  aHistory of North America a United States aUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953. aUnited States -- History -- Philosophy. aUnited States -- Civilization. aDiplomatic relations. aEstados Unidos -- Relaciones exteriores -- 1945-1953. aEstados Unidos -- Hisotoria -- Filosofía. aNiebuhr, Reinhold, aBacevich, Andrew J.