The Genius of American Politics

How much of our political tradition can be absorbed and used by other peoples? Daniel Boorstin's answer to this question has been chosen by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for representation in "American Panorama" as one of the 350 books, old and new, most descriptive of life in the United States. He describes the uniqueness of American thought and explains, after a close look at the American past, why we have not produced and are not likely to produce grand political theories or successful propaganda. He also suggests what our attitudes must be toward ourselves and other countries if we are to preserve our institutions and help others to improve theirs. ." . . a fresh and, on the whole, valid interpretation of American political life."--Reinhold Niebuhr, " New Leader "

ISBN 0226064913   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780226064918 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 226 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Imprint University of Chicago Press   Series ISSN 0027 Format Paperback   Series title Phoenix Books Publication date 01 Dec 1953   Height (mm) 278 Library of Congress JA84.U5B6   Width (mm) 154 DEWEY 320.973   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly Pages 208

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