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The American Future a history

Historian Simon Schama offers an essential historical perspective on the 2008 presidential election and its importance for reclaiming America's original ideal. Cultural hostilities more irreconcilable than any since the Civil War have divided America in two. In November 2008, the American people elected a new president, feeling more anxious about the future of the nation than at any time since Watergate. Our omnipotent military, the cornucopia of material comforts available, the security of our borders, and the global economy can no longer be taken for granted. Schama takes a long look at the multiple crises besetting the United States and asks how these problems look in the mirror of time. In four crucial debates--on wars, religion, race and immigration, and the relationship between natural resources and prosperity--Schama looks back to find lost insights into the future.--From publisher description.

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  • "In November 2008 the United States elected a new President. But the imminent collapse of twenty years of Republican conservativism means the country is already conducting an intense self-examination about the trajectory of its history; how it came to find itself in multiple crises and how an America that began as 'the last, best hope of earth' came to be so suspected and vilified around much of the world. The American Future: A History, written by an author who has spent half his life there, takes the long view of how the United States has come to this anguished moment of truth about its own identity as a nation and its place in the world."
  • "Historian Simon Schama offers an essential historical perspective on the 2008 presidential election and its importance for reclaiming America's original ideal. Cultural hostilities more irreconcilable than any since the Civil War have divided America in two. In November 2008, the American people elected a new president, feeling more anxious about the future of the nation than at any time since Watergate. Our omnipotent military, the cornucopia of material comforts available, the security of our borders, and the global economy can no longer be taken for granted. Schama takes a long look at the multiple crises besetting the United States and asks how these problems look in the mirror of time. In four crucial debates--on wars, religion, race and immigration, and the relationship between natural resources and prosperity--Schama looks back to find lost insights into the future.--From publisher description."@en
  • "Based on Schama's BBC series, the historian examines America's past in order to better understand its current political landscape."
  • ""Historian Simon Schama offers an essential historical perspective on the 2008 presidential election and its importance for reclaiming America's original ideal. Cultural hostilities more irreconcilable than any since the Civil War have divided America in two. In November 2008, the American people elected a new president, feeling more anxious about the future of the nation than at any time since Watergate. Our omnipotent military, the cornucopia of material comforts available, the security of our borders, and the global economy can no longer be taken for granted. Schama takes a long look at the multiple crises besetting the United States and asks how these problems look in the mirror of time. In four crucial debates--on wars, religion, race and immigration, and the relationship between natural resources and prosperity--Schama looks back to find lost insights into the future."--Publisher description."
  • "A meditation on American history uses the starting point of the 2008 presidential election to look back on particular events, personalities, movements, and ideals that illuminate themes of the American story."@en
  • "Acclaimed historian and award-winning author Simon Schama offers an essential historical perspective on the crucial 2008 presidential election and its importance for reclaiming America's original ideal. It's not business as usual. Cultural hostilities more irreconcilable than any since the Civil War have divided America in two. In November 2008, the American people elected a new president, feeling more anxious about the future of the nation than at any time since Watergate. Our omnipotent military, the cornucopia of material comforts available, the security of our borders, and the global economy can no longer be taken for granted. In The American Future, historian Simon Schama takes a long look at the multiple crises besetting the United States and asks how these problems look in the mirror of time. In four crucial debates'on wars, religion, race and immigration, and the relationship between natural resources and prosperity'Schama looks back to see more clearly into the future. Full of lost insights, The American Future showcases Schama's acclaimed gift for storytelling, ensuring these voices will be heard again."@en
  • "Historische analyse van crises in het verleden van de Verenigde Staten en de ontwikkeling van het gedachtegoed en de identiteit van Amerika, op basis waarvan conclusies worden getrokken voor de toekomst van deze natie."

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  • "De Amerikaanse toekomst : een geschiedenis"
  • "The American future : a history from the Founding Fathers to Barack Obama"
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  • "Il futuro dell'America : una storia dai padri fondatori a Barack Obama"@it
  • "Il futuro dell'America : una storia dai padri fondatori a Barack Obama"
  • "The American future : A history from the founding fathers to Barack Obama"
  • "The american future"@en
  • "The American future a history"
  • "The American future a history"@en
  • "The American future : a history from the founding fathers to Barack Obama"
  • "The American future : a history"@en
  • "The American future : a history"
  • "The American future"
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  • "The American future a history from the founding fathers to Barack Obama"

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