The Free American

Author : John Fousek
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807860670

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To Lead the Free World by John Fousek Pdf

In this cultural history of the origins of the Cold War, John Fousek argues boldly that American nationalism provided the ideological glue for the broad public consensus that supported U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era. From the late 1940s through the late 1980s, the United States waged cold war against the Soviet Union not primarily in the name of capitalism or Western civilization--neither of which would have united the American people behind the cause--but in the name of America. Through close readings of sources that range from presidential speeches and popular magazines to labor union debates and the African American press, Fousek shows how traditional nationalist ideas about national greatness, providential mission, and manifest destiny influenced postwar public culture and shaped U.S. foreign policy discourse during the crucial period from the end of World War II to the beginning of the Korean War. Ultimately, he says, in the atmosphere created by apparently unceasing international crises, Americans rallied around the flag, eventually coming to equate national loyalty with global anticommunism and an interventionist foreign policy.

Author : Kenneth Earl Hamburger,Joseph R. Fischer,Stephen C. Gravlin
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : United States
ISBN : 0931917298

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Why America is Free by Kenneth Earl Hamburger,Joseph R. Fischer,Stephen C. Gravlin Pdf

Author : Lawrence B. Glickman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Economic policy
ISBN : 9780300238259

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Free Enterprise by Lawrence B. Glickman Pdf

An incisive look at the intellectual and cultural history of free enterprise and its influence on American politics Throughout the twentieth century, "free enterprise" has been a contested keyword in American politics, and the cornerstone of a conservative philosophy that seeks to limit government involvement into economic matters. Lawrence B. Glickman shows how the idea first gained traction in American discourse and was championed by opponents of the New Deal. Those politicians, believing free enterprise to be a fundamental American value, held it up as an antidote to a liberalism that they maintained would lead toward totalitarian statism. Tracing the use of the concept of free enterprise, Glickman shows how it has both constrained and transformed political dialogue. He presents a fascinating look into the complex history, and marketing, of an idea that forms the linchpin of the contemporary opposition to government regulation, taxation, and programs such as Medicare.

Author : American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : African Americans
ISBN : IND:30000081631487

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The Annual Reports of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States by American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States Pdf

Author : American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1830
Category : African Americans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118159990

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The ... Annual Report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States by American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States Pdf

Author : Isabel Sawhill
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780300230369

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The Forgotten Americans by Isabel Sawhill Pdf

A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation's economic inequalities One of the country's leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society--economic, cultural, and political--and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. Although many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and the federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm.

Author : James Kraska,Raul A Pedrozo
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682471173

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The Free Sea by James Kraska,Raul A Pedrozo Pdf

The Free Sea offers a unique, single-volume analysis of incidents in American history that affected U.S. freedom of navigation at sea. The book spans more than 200 years, beginning in the Colonial era with the Quasi-War with France in 1798 and extending to contemporary Freedom of Navigation operations in the South China Sea. Through wars and numerous crises with North Korea, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Iran, Russia and China, freedom of navigation has been a persistent challenge for the United States, a nation reliant on open seas for economic prosperity, military security and global order. This volume focuses on the struggle to retain freedom of the seas. Challenges to U.S. warships and maritime commerce have pushed, and continue to challenge, the United States to vindicate its rights through diplomatic, legal, and military means, underscoring the need for the strategic resolve in the global maritime commons.

Author : Ricardo Grinspun,Maxwell A. Cameron
Publisher : Springer
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1993-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349133253

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The Political Economy of North American Free Trade by Ricardo Grinspun,Maxwell A. Cameron Pdf

Analyzes the economic, social, political and environmental implications of NAFTA from a range of critical perspectives. The chapters, unified by a sceptical view of the management of economic integration in North America cover the economic strategy of Mexico, Canada-US trade agreement and more.

Author : Mario Esteban Carranza
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351753388

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South American Free Trade Area or Free Trade Area of the Americas? by Mario Esteban Carranza Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: This work examines the hemispheric diplomacy after the Summits of the America in Miami (December 1994) and Santiago (April 1998), focusing on the strengthening of the South American position in the FTAA negotiations and the Brazilian proposal for a South American Free Trade Area (SAFTA). The book also looks at the implications of the preceding analysis for regional integration theory and international relations theory. The conclusion looks beyond "open regionalism" and considers three scenarios for US-South American relations after the Santiago Summit. First reassertion of US hegemony and signing of an FTAA agreement on schedule, second, erosion of US hegemony but continuing negotiations between North and South America for a "distant" FTAA, and finally, breakdown of the FTAA negotations and emergence of SAFTA as an alternative to the FTAA.

Author : McGill University. North American Studies Program,Institute for Research on Public Policy
Publisher : IRPP
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 088645073X

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Canadian-American Free Trade (the Sequel) by McGill University. North American Studies Program,Institute for Research on Public Policy Pdf

The papers collected in this document cover the following topics: the debate over free trade, the Free Trade Agreement for Canada and the United States, the costs of free trade for Canada, why Canadian artists oppose the Agreement, an exploration of the pros and cons of the Agreement, and the history of free trade between the two countries.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PURD:32754064191517

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Immigration-related Issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees Pdf

Author : American Institute for Free Labor Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173026901503

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The American Institute for Free Labor Development by American Institute for Free Labor Development Pdf

Author : Os Guinness
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830866823

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A Free People's Suicide by Os Guinness Pdf

A Logos Book of the Year "If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." Abraham Lincoln Nothing is more daring in the American experiment than the founders' belief that the American republic could remain free forever. But how was this to be done, and are Americans doing it today? It is not enough for freedom to be won. It must also be sustained. Cultural observer Os Guinness argues that the American experiment in freedom is at risk. Summoning historical evidence on how democracies evolve, Guinness shows that contemporary views of freedom--most typically, a negative freedom from constraint-- are unsustainable because they undermine the conditions necessary for freedom to thrive. He calls us to reconsider the audacity of sustainable freedom and what it would take to restore it. "In the end," Guinness writes, "the ultimate threat to the American republic will be Americans. The problem is not wolves at the door but termites in the floor." The future of the republic depends on whether Americans will rise to the challenge of living up to America's unfulfilled potential for freedom, both for itself and for the world.

Author : Robert Howe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Free trade
ISBN : UCSD:31822015001225

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North American Free Trade Agreement by Robert Howe Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Customs privileges
ISBN : LOC:00077515628

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Increase of Duty Free Allowance to American Tourists by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means Pdf