This America by Jill Lepore
A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Selection One of President Bill Clintons Best Things Ive Read This Year From the acclaimed historian and New Yorker writer comes this urgent manifesto on the dilemma of nationalism and the erosion of liberalism in the twenty-first century.
"Ambitious... a thoughtful and passionate defense of her vision of American patriotism.... [Lepore] dedicates her book to her father, 'whose immigrant parents named him Amerigo in 1924, the year Congress passed a law banning immigrants like them.
" -- Michael Lind, New York Times
"A sharp, short history of nationalism.... A frank, well-written look at the dangers we face. We ignore them at our peril.
" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Urgent and pithy… Readers seeking clear and relevant definitions of political concepts will appreciate this brisk yet thorough, frank, and bracing look at the ancient origins of the nation state versus the late-eighteenth-century coinage of the term ‘nationalism’ and its alignment with exclusion and prejudice.
" -- Booklist
"A hopeful book for all who believe that America's ideals are stronger than our demagogues.
" -- Michael Bloomberg
" -- Michael Lind, New York Times
"A sharp, short history of nationalism.... A frank, well-written look at the dangers we face. We ignore them at our peril.
" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Urgent and pithy… Readers seeking clear and relevant definitions of political concepts will appreciate this brisk yet thorough, frank, and bracing look at the ancient origins of the nation state versus the late-eighteenth-century coinage of the term ‘nationalism’ and its alignment with exclusion and prejudice.
" -- Booklist
"A hopeful book for all who believe that America's ideals are stronger than our demagogues.
" -- Michael Bloomberg
Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University, professor of law at Harvard Law School, and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her many books include the New York Times bestsellers These Truths and We the People. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781631496417 |
| ISBN 10 | 1631496417 |
| Title | This America |
| Author | Jill Lepore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2019-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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