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Making patriots / Walter Berns.
LIBRA JK1759 .B47 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berns, Walter, 1919-2015.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patriotism--United States--History.
- Citizenship--United States--History.
- Citizenship.
- Political rights.
- History.
- Patriotism.
- United States.
- Political rights--United States--History.
- Freedom of religion--United States--History.
- Freedom of religion.
- Political science--United States--History.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 150 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Expertly guiding the reader through the history and philosophy of patriotism in a republic, from the ancient Greeks through contemporary life, Berns considers the unique nature of patriotism in the United States and its precarious state as we enter the 21st century.
- Contents:
- 1. Classical Patriotism, Especially the Spartan 10
- 2. God before Country? 23
- 3. Commerce and Country 47
- 4. Educating Young Patriots 64
- 5. Lincoln, Patriotism's Poet 81
- 6. "What Country Have I?" 104
- 7. The Patriot's Flag 130.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226044378
- OCLC:
- 45002066
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