Reclaiming patriotism in an age of extremes / Steven B. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Steven B., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--United States.

Citizenship.

Patriotism--United States.

Patriotism.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2021]

Summary:

A rediscovery of patriotism as a virtue in line with the core values of democracy in an extremist age"Like you perhaps, I still regard myself as an extremely patriotic person. Which is why I so admired . . . Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes. It explained my emotion to me, as it might yours to you."; -David Brooks, New York Times The concept of patriotism has fallen on hard times. What was once a value that united Americans has become so politicized by both the left and the right that it threatens to rip apart the social fabric. On the right, patriotism has become synonymous with nationalism and an "us versus them" worldview, while on the left it is seen as an impediment to acknowledging important ethnic, religious, or racial identities and a threat to cosmopolitan globalism. Steven B. Smith reclaims patriotism from these extremist positions and advocates for a patriotism that is broad enough to balance loyalty to country against other loyalties. Describing how it is a matter of both the head and the heart, Smith shows how patriotism can bring the country together around the highest ideals of equality and is a central and ennobling disposition that democratic societies cannot afford to do without.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

One. Patriotism and Loyalty

Two. Patriotism and Its Critics

Three. Patriotism, Ancient and Modern

Four. Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism

Five. Enlightened Patriotism

Six. Reclaiming Patriotism

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-228) and index.

ISBN:

9780300258707

0300258704

OCLC:

1231611415