Myth of American Diplomacy National Identity and U. S. Foreign Policy

Name: Myth of American Diplomacy National Identity and U. S. Foreign Policy
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ISBN: 9780300151312

ISBN-10: 0300151314

ISBN-13: 9780300151312

Edition: 2009

Authors: Walter L. Hixson, W. Hixson

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In this major reconceptualization of the history of U.S. foreign policy, Walter Hixson engages with the entire sweep of that history, from its Puritan beginnings to the twenty-first century's war on terror. He contends that a mythical national identity, which includes the notion of American moral superiority and the duty to protect all of humanity, has had remarkable continuity through the centuries, repeatedly propelling America into war against an endless series of external enemies. As this myth has supported violence, violence in turn has supported the myth. The Myth of American Diplomacyshows the deep connections between American foreign policy and the domestic culture from which it…

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List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/17/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.94" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Myth of America



Birth of a Nation



The White Man's Continent



Reunite and Conquer



Imperial Crises



Choosing War



Wars Good and Cold



Militarization and Countersubversion



Neocolonial Nightmares



Patriotic Revival



September 11 and the Global Crusade


Conclusion: Toward a New Hegemony



Discourse and Disciplinary Knowledge



Gramscian Cultural Hegemony



Postmodernism



Identity and Lacanian Psychoanalytic Theory


Notes


Works Cited


Index