The hero's journey toward a second American century / Michael E. Salla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salla, Michael E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myth--Political aspects.

Myth.

Courage--Political aspects.

Courage.

History.

United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.

United States.

International relations.

Philosophy.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

Twenty-first century--Forecasts.

Twenty-first century.

National characteristics, American.

Courage--Political aspects--United States--History.

Myth--Political aspects--United States--History.

Courage--Political aspects--United States.

Myth--Political aspects--United States.

United States--Moral conditions.

Moral conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

1 The Hero's Journey 9

Jung's Theory of Archetypes 11

Step 1 in the Hero's Journey

Call to Adventure 23

Step 2 in the Hero's Journey

Great Remembering 24

Step 3 in the Hero's Journey

The Return to Society 26

Step 4 in the Hero's Journey

The Deep Forgetting 27

2 The Hero's Journey in World Politics 35

Political Communities and the Hero's Journey 35

States as Moral Actors 38

States and the Hero's Journey 45

3 America's First Hero's Journey (1764-1822)

America as Beacon of Liberty and Republicanism 57

America and the Hero's Journey 57

America's First Hero's Journey (1764-1822) 61

4 America's Second Hero's Journey (1823-1855)

Rule of Law and Manifest Destiny 79

Call to Adventure (1823-1831)

Promoting International Law 79

Great Remembering (1831-1837)

The Issues of Relocation of Native Americans, Slavery, and Texas 82

The Return to International Society (1837-1845)

Manifest Destiny 86

Deep Forgetting (1846-1855)

American Imperialism 89

5 America's Third Hero's Journey (1855-1891)

Civil War and the Monroe Doctrine 97

Call to Adventure (1855-1861)

Ending Slavery as a Moral Imperative 97

Great Remembering (1861-1867)

Fighting to Preserve the Union and Emancipation 99

The Return to International Society (1867-1875)

Reasserting the Monroe Doctrine 104

Deep Forgetting (1875-1889)

Ignoring the Plight of Indians and Emancipated Slaves 107

6 America's Fourth Hero's Journey (1889-1912)

America's Rise to Great Power Status 113

Call to Adventure (1889-1895)

Reasserting the Monroe Doctrine 113

Great Remembering (1895-1898)

Supporting Cuban Independence 115

The Return to International Society (1898-1903)

Commitment to Self-Determination 118

Deep Forgetting (1903-1912)

Imperial America 121

7 America's Fifth Hero's Journey (1913-1933)

Making the World Safe for Democracy 129

Call to Adventure (1913-1914)

Supporting Democracy in the Western Hemisphere 129

Great Remembering (1914-1917)

Supporting European Democracies 132

The Return to International Society (1917-1919)

Fighting for Self-Determination, Democracy, and a New World Order 134

Deep Forgetting (1919-1933)

Isolationism Triumphant 137

8 America's Sixth Hero's Journey (1933-1974)

The Democratic Struggle against Fascism and Communism 143

Call to Adventure (1933-1939)

Opposing International Aggression and Supporting Self-Determination 143

Great Remembering (1939-1941)

From Neutrality to Nonbelligerency 147

The Return to International Society (1941-1956)

World War II and the Cold War 149

Deep Forgetting (1956-1974)

Ignoring Self-Determination in the Crusade against Communism 153

9 America's Seventh Hero's Journey (1974- )

Human Rights, Humanitarian Intervention, and a New World Order 163

Call to Adventure (1974-1981)

Human Rights Diplomacy 163

Great Remembering (1981-1993)

Human Rights and New World Order 166

The Return to International Society (1993- )

Humanitarian Intervention and New World Order 170

America's Seventh Hero's Journey 175

10 Renewing America's Seventh Hero's Journey for the Second American Century 179

Domestic Policy Imperatives 180

Foreign Policy Imperatives 191

Conclusion

America's Seventh Hero's Journey and the Second American Century 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-217) and index.

ISBN:

0275973735

OCLC:

46678422