America Through Foreign Eyes: Classic Interpretations of American Political LifeThe chapters in this volume address the issue of why and how foreign observers view American politics the way they do. By including selections from five of the most widely cited foreign observers of American politics and history, this volume not only provides and engaging historical overview of American democracy, but also directs attention to how and why these interpretations inform debate today. Included in the volume are excerpts from classic texts by Alexis de Tocqueville, James Bryce, Gunnar Myrdal, Harold Laski, and Simone de Beauvoir. |
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... America Day by Day ( 1948 ) America is one of the pivotal points of the world , where the future of man is being played out . To ' like ' America , to ' dislike ' it - these words have no meaning . It is a battlefield , and you can only ...
... America Day by Day ( 1948 ) America is one of the pivotal points of the world , where the future of man is being played out . To ' like ' America , to ' dislike ' it - these words have no meaning . It is a battlefield , and you can only ...
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... America Day by Day , and mere days in some of the country's important cities and regions , did not know her sub- ject as well as the other foreigners whose classic interpretations of American politics are examined in the previous ...
... America Day by Day , and mere days in some of the country's important cities and regions , did not know her sub- ject as well as the other foreigners whose classic interpretations of American politics are examined in the previous ...
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Classic Interpretations of American Political Life Stephen Brooks. Excerpts from Simone de Beauvoir , America Day by Day HOLLYWOOD : THE NEW OPIATE of the Masses ? I'm struck by how , in this field — as in all others — these bitter ...
Classic Interpretations of American Political Life Stephen Brooks. Excerpts from Simone de Beauvoir , America Day by Day HOLLYWOOD : THE NEW OPIATE of the Masses ? I'm struck by how , in this field — as in all others — these bitter ...
Contents
The Future Unfolding in America | 15 |
The Careful Empiricist | 39 |
Understanding Americas Greatest Failure | 65 |
Copyright | |
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