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PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674301439
ISBN-139780674301436
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Book TitleGreat Disorder : National Myth and the Battle for America
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 21st Century, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, United States / General
Publication Year2025
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorRichard Slotkin
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsThroughout his storied career, Richard Slotkin has worked tirelessly to pierce America's fictions with facts. His new work chronicles the creation of our central myths and shows quite clearly how they have been mobilized by both sides of the contemporary culture wars. A Great Disorder is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the past, present, and future possibilities of American democracy., An ambitious and brilliant new book...one of the best single volumes to cover the span of American history and to demonstrate the relevance of the American past to the American present., Impressively, [Slotkin] brings his discussion of national myths all the way to the present, exploring the visions of America's history and future delineated by today's radical right...He presents a well-informed analysis of the origins of today's culture war politics., Rich in details...offers much to consider about the relation of the current moment to the nation's past., Offers a consistently revelatory lens through which to understand the evolution of popular beliefs and the imaginative dynamics at work during watershed historical moments...A wonderfully clear, cogent account of the stakes involved in American mythology., Richard Slotkin has shown, in three celebrated books, how the myths of the frontier have shaped American history, culture, politics, and institutions. Now, he reveals how America's foundational myths have profoundly shaped its culture wars since the late 1990s. This book is a masterpiece, a fitting capstone to an extraordinary career. It should be required reading for all Americans, for it will change our understanding of the United States today., A supple and dazzling paean to the democracy our mythology once inspired, then impeded, and now fatally distorts. It affirms W. E. B. Du Bois's truth of truths: 'the contested meanings of the color-line have been fundamental to the shaping of American nationality, politics--and mythology.', Sweeping...The culmination of a prolific career and a new way to make sense not only of the past, but of the contemporary culture wars., Here we see a master at work: Richard Slotkin takes five foundational myths--the stories that bind together the American experience--and explores how each one has shaped our shared history and infuses the present. A provocative culmination of Slotkin's field-defining arguments on the place of violence in creating America, this book is a kind of decoder ring for understanding the ideologies, politics, and cultural productions of the current moment., [An] exciting and detailed new decoder ring of a book...While it is usually hyperbolic to claim that a book will change your life, this one may well have a permanent effect on how you consume and think about American political news...Slotkin is a heavy-hitting theorist who also happens to be a lucid writer about the breaking events of his own era--a rare breed in academia.
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Dewey Edition23/eng/20230725
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SynopsisThe culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identity--the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (Emancipation and the Lost Cause), and the Good War--and reveals why they are bringing the US to the brink of an existential crisis., Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award in Nonfiction A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year "Sweeping...A new way to make sense not only of the past, but of the contemporary culture wars." -- New York Times Book Review "A provocative culmination of Slotkin's field-defining arguments on the place of violence in creating America." --Kathleen Belew "Brisk, bold, and thought-provoking." --Daniel Lazare, Arts Fuse "[An] exciting and detailed new decoder ring of a book...While it is usually hyperbolic to claim that a book will change your life, this one may well have a permanent effect on how you consume and think about American political news." --Tom Zoellner, Los Angeles Review of Books Red America and Blue America are so divided they could be two different countries, with wildly diverging views of why government exists and who counts as American. Their ideologies are grounded in different versions of American history, endorsing irreconcilable visions of patriotism and national identity. A Great Disorder is a bold, urgent work that helps us make sense of today's culture wars through a brilliant reconsideration of America's foundational myths and their use in contemporary politics. Richard Slotkin identifies five key narratives that have shaped our conception of what it means to be American: the myths of the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (with dueling views of it as Liberation or the Lost Cause), and the Good War. Today, Slotkin argues, Trump and his MAGA followers play up a frontier-inspired hostility to the federal government and rally around Confederate symbols to champion a racially exclusive definition of American nationality; meanwhile, Blue America takes its cue from the protest movements of the 1960s, envisioning a limitlessly pluralistic country in which the federal government is the ultimate enforcer of rights and opportunities. With these opposing perspectives, American history--and the foundations of our democracy--has become a battleground. It remains to be seen which vision will prevail., Longlisted for the National Book Award in Nonfiction Longlisted for the Edwards Book Award A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year "Sweeping...A new way to make sense not only of the past, but of the contemporary culture wars." -- New York Times Book Review "A provocative culmination of Slotkin's field-defining arguments on the place of violence in creating America." --Kathleen Belew "Brisk, bold, and thought-provoking." --Daniel Lazare, Arts Fuse "[An] exciting and detailed new decoder ring of a book...While it is usually hyperbolic to claim that a book will change your life, this one may well have a permanent effect on how you consume and think about American political news." --Tom Zoellner, Los Angeles Review of Books Red America and Blue America are so divided they could be two different countries, with wildly diverging views of why government exists and who counts as American. Their ideologies are grounded in different versions of American history, endorsing irreconcilable visions of patriotism and national identity. A Great Disorder is a bold, urgent work that helps us make sense of today's culture wars through a brilliant reconsideration of America's foundational myths and their use in contemporary politics. Richard Slotkin identifies five key narratives that have shaped our conception of what it means to be American: the myths of the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (with dueling views of it as Liberation or the Lost Cause), and the Good War. Today, Slotkin argues, Trump and his MAGA followers play up a frontier-inspired hostility to the federal government and rally around Confederate symbols to champion a racially exclusive definition of American nationality; meanwhile, Blue America takes its cue from the protest movements of the 1960s, envisioning a limitlessly pluralistic country in which the federal government is the ultimate enforcer of rights and opportunities. With these opposing perspectives, American history--and the foundations of our democracy--has become a battleground. It remains to be seen which vision will prevail.
