Niebuhr, Reinhold, Bacevich, Andrew J. creator Niebuhr, Reinhold Bacevich, Andrew J. text London Chicago : University of Chicago Press 2008 monographic eng

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xxv, 174 pages ; 21 cm 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 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. / Reinhold Niebuhr & Andrew J Bacevich History History of North America United States United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 United States -- History -- Philosophy United States -- Civilization Diplomatic relations Estados Unidos -- Relaciones exteriores -- 1945-1953 Estados Unidos -- Hisotoria -- Filosofía 973 NIE 9780226583983 :International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 210906 20211011141739.0