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PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101510742360
ISBN-139781510742369
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038384244
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Book TitleAmerican Exceptionalism and American Innocence : A People's History of Fake News--From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicPublic Policy / Social Policy, Political Ideologies / Democracy, United States / General
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorDanny Haiphong, Roberto Sirvent
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"Danny Haiphong and Roberto Sirvent are two of the most courageous and truthful intellectuals in the belly of the U.S. imperial beast! In this powerful text they lay bare the hidden realities and concealed miseries of poor and working peoples even as revolutionary fire remains strong! This book keeps alive so much of the best of radical tradition in the neo-fascist age of Trump!"--Cornel West
Afterword byFord, Glen
Synopsis"Fake news existed long before Donald Trump.... What is ironic is that fake news has indeed been the only news disseminated by the rulers of U.S. empire."--From American Exceptionalism and American Innocence According to Robert Sirvent and Danny Haiphong, Americans have been exposed to fake news throughout our history--news that slavery is a thing of the past, that we don't live on stolen land, that wars are fought to spread freedom and democracy, that a rising tide lifts all boats, that prisons keep us safe, and that the police serve and protect. Thus, the only "news" ever reported by various channels of U.S. empire is the news of American exceptionalism and American innocence. And, as this book will hopefully show, it's all fake. Did the U.S. really "save the world" in World War II? Should black athletes stop protesting and show more gratitude for what America has done for them? Are wars fought to spread freedom and democracy? Or is this all fake news? American Exceptionalism and American Innocence examines the stories we're told that lead us to think that the U.S. is a force for good in the world, regardless of slavery, the genocide of indigenous people, and the more than a century's worth of imperialist war that the U.S. has wrought on the planet. Sirvent and Haiphong detail just what Captain America's shield tells us about the pretensions of U.S. foreign policy, how Angelina Jolie and Bill Gates engage in humanitarian imperialism, and why the Broadway musical Hamilton is a monument to white supremacy., The stories spun by the media and government to trick us into thinking the U.S. is actually a force for good in the world.
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- 03. Jan. 2020
HONEST FACTS & REFLECTION ON AMERICAS HISTORY & INEVITABLE DEMISE
IF YOU LIKE "Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror." Then you'll like this book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 02. Mär. 2020
Excellent Read!
Excellent book! Should be required reading for history courses!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
