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The case for nationalism : how it made us powerful, united, and free / Rich Lowry.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Broadside Books, [2019]Edition: First editionDescription: 280 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062839640
  • 0062839640
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Contents:
America the nation -- Love, not hate -- The smear against nationalism -- The exemplar of ancient Israel -- Our English forerunner -- A nation of settlers -- Our nationalist revolution -- A continental nation -- The triumph of the twentieth century -- The treason of the elites -- One nation, one people -- The importance of cultural nationalism -- The anti-nationalist temptation.
Summary: "In this timely history, the editor of the National Review chronicles the history of nationalism and its intellectual roots, revealing how this political model-a refutation of globalism-became maligned and why it offers a viable way forward for America"-- Provided by publisher.
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It is one of our most honored clichés that America is an idea and not a nation. This is false. America is indisputably a nation, and one that desperately needs to protect its interests, its borders, and its identity.

The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump swept nationalism to the forefront of the political debate. This is a good thing. Nationalism is usually assumed to be a dirty word, but it is a foundation of democratic self-government and of international peace.

National Review editor Rich Lowry refutes critics on left and the right, reclaiming the term "nationalism" from those who equate it with racism, militarism and fascism. He explains how nationalism is an American tradition, a thread that runs through such diverse leaders as Alexander Hamilton, Teddy Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ronald Reagan.

In The Case for Nationalism, Lowry explains how nationalism was central to the American Project. It fueled the American Revolution and the ratification of the Constitution. It preserved the country during the Civil War. It led to the expansion of the American nation's territory and power, and eventually to our invaluable contribution to creating an international system of self-governing nations.

It's time to recover a healthy American nationalism, and especially a cultural nationalism that insists on the assimilation of immigrants and that protects our history, civic rituals and traditions, which are under constant threat. At a time in which our nation is plagued by self-doubt and self-criticism, The Case for Nationalism offers a path for America to regain its national self-confidence and achieve continued greatness.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

America the nation -- Love, not hate -- The smear against nationalism -- The exemplar of ancient Israel -- Our English forerunner -- A nation of settlers -- Our nationalist revolution -- A continental nation -- The triumph of the twentieth century -- The treason of the elites -- One nation, one people -- The importance of cultural nationalism -- The anti-nationalist temptation.

"In this timely history, the editor of the National Review chronicles the history of nationalism and its intellectual roots, revealing how this political model-a refutation of globalism-became maligned and why it offers a viable way forward for America"-- Provided by publisher.

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