American Mythos Why Our Best Efforts to Be a Better Nation Fall Short

Name: American Mythos Why Our Best Efforts to Be a Better Nation Fall Short
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ISBN: 9780691138558

ISBN-10: 0691138559

ISBN-13: 9780691138558

Edition: 2006

Authors: Robert Wuthnow

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America was built on stories: tales of grateful immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, Horatio Alger-style transformations, self-made men, and the Protestant work ethic. In this new book, renowned sociologist Robert Wuthnow examines these most American of stories--narratives about individualism, immigration, success, religion, and ethnicity--through the eyes of recent immigrants. In doing so, he demonstrates how the "American mythos" has both legitimized American society and prevented it from fully realizing its ideals. This magisterial work is a reflection and meditation on the national consciousness. It details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Robert Wuthnow, a native of Kansas, teaches sociology and directs the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. He is the author of many books about American religion and culture, including "Remaking the Heartland: Middle America since the 1950s" and "Small-Town America: Finding Community, Shaping the Future" (both Princeton).



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Deep Culture and Democratic Renewal



Quandaries of Individualism



The Justice of Privilege



Self-Made Men and Women



In America, All Religions Are True



Ethnic Ties That Bind (Loosely)



Saving Ourselves from Materialism



Venues for Reflective Democracy


Appendix


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index