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035			_a(DE-B1597)9781400826506
035			_a(DE-B1597)446450
035			_a(OCoLC)979631810
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050		4	_aHN90.M6W65 2005
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082	0	4	_a306/.0973
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aWolfe, Alan _eautore
245	1	0	_aReturn to Greatness : _bHow America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It / _cAlan Wolfe.
250			_aCourse Book
264		1	_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2009]
264		4	_c©2005
300			_a1 online resource (256 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tPREFACE -- _tI. THE GOOD AND THE GREAT -- _tII. FROM POLITICS TO PHILOSOPHY -- _tIII. CONSERVATISM'S RETREAT FROM GREATNESS -- _tIV. LIBERALISM'S FEAR OF AMBITION -- _tV. GREAT ONCE MORE? -- _tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- _tNOTES -- _tINDEX
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aHas America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives, who once embraced strong, active central government and an ideal of national citizenship, now support huge tax cuts that undermine America's future ability to undertake any ambitious, long-term project at home or abroad. No great society, in Wolfe's view, has ever been built on the cheap. Wolfe notes that neither the conservatives' call for small-scale faith-based initiatives nor the recent embrace on the left of a grassroots "civil society" can provide health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans or ensure national security in an age of terrorism. To find better solutions, Wolfe looks back at specific moments in our national experience, when, in the face of sharp resistance, aspirations for the idea of national greatness shaped American history. He demonstrates how a bold and ambitious political agenda, championed at various times by Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, Abraham Lincoln, and the two Roosevelts, steered the country toward periods of national strength and unity. Steeped in a colorful, panoramic reading of history, Return to Greatness offers a fresh take on American national identity and purpose. A call to action for a renewed embrace of the ideal of an activist federal government and bold policy agendas, it is sure to become a centerpiece of national debate.
530			_aIssued also in print.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
650		0	_aCivil society _zUnited States.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400826506
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400826506
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