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God, Guns, Gold and Glory : American Character and Its Discontents by George Lundskow and Lauren Langman (2017, Trade Paperback)
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God, Guns, Gold and Glory : American Character and Its Discontents, Paperback by Langman, Lauren; Lundskow, George, ISBN 1608468364, ISBN-13 9781608468362, Brand New, Free shipping in the US From a small group of devout Puritan settlers, the USA ultimately became the richest, most powerful Empire in the history of the world. Yet it is now in a process of implosion and decay. This book, inspired by Frankfurt School Critical Theory, offers a unique historical, cultural and characterological analysis of American national character and its underlying psychodynamics.
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PublisherHaymarket Books
ISBN-101608468364
ISBN-139781608468362
eBay Product ID (ePID)237681801
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Book TitleGod, Guns, Gold and Glory : American Character and Its Discontents
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious, Sociology / Social Theory, United States / General
Publication Year2017
GenrePhilosophy, Social Science, History
AuthorGeorge Lundskow, Lauren Langman
Book SeriesStudies in Critical Social Sciences Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight19 Oz
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Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Preface: What's the matter with the United States? The Fault Lies Within Enter the Frankfurt School Changing American Social Character: The Prelude to Socialism Chapter Outline 1. Introduction Erich Fromm and Social Character The Social Character of Elites: Dominators and Destroyers Character and Contradictions The Origins and Rise of the Modern Social Character The Mayflower Arrived and its Legacy Endured The Waning of Puritanical Sexuality Commerce and the Colonies The Polarities of Social Character American Mythology Social Character Today Toward A New Character Typology The Authoritarian-Destructive Orientation The Dynamics of Fear and Power The Social Dominator Summary 2. God and His Chosen People: Act II New England Appalachia The Deep South Religion, Contradictions and Character Religion and Culture The Midwest Religion and Culture Today The Religious Right and Left Religion and Social Character Summary 3. America: Chasing the Pot of Gold Character and Political-Economy Back to the Past They're Back! The Pitchforks are Coming! The Rise of Predatory Banksters Too Big to Fail, To Powerful to Jail Spoiled by Success Detroit Falls to the Bankster Hordes Hostile Takeovers-The Social Dominators at Work The Social Dominator Summary 4. Guns: Violence, Gender and American Character God, Guns and the Colonizer From the Seaboard Colonies to the Western Frontier In Real America, Real Men Shoot, Kill, and Destroy Chris Kyle--Mass Killer and American Hero Big Balls and the Phallus in American Sport Work and Sport Instrumental Aggression and Character Pom-Poms and Male Power Phallic Worship God Bless American Violence Summary 5. Glory: The Rise and Fall of American Exceptionalism From Chosen to Exceptional Puritan Co-existence? De Tocqueville: On Americans as Exceptional The Land of the Free-For White Males Manifest Destiny--Exceptionalism as Political Doctrine If They are not Willing... Exceptional...How Exactly? The Sorrows of American Exceptionalism The Unwinding of Exceptionalism American Exceptionalism is Really Authoritarianism Cultural Narcissism Summary 6. The Sorrows of American Character The Rise, Fall and Regeneration of American Character Genesis: The Rise of the Americans The Fall The Crises of Empire Coming Soon: Election 2016 POTUS as American Character It's the Economy Stupid! It's Not Just the Economy Stupid! Variations on a Theme Holy Moly: Is This a Culture War Batman! History, Social Change and Social Character Dynamic Character Change Sturm, Drang and the Bearers of Change The Social Psychology of Social Movements Needed: A War of Position Social Movement o0rganizations Summary 7. 49 Shades of Social Character and One More on the Way Can Reforms Reform? The Return of the Repressed Progressive Regression in the Service of Humanity Back to the Commune The Commune as Moral Regeneration Toward a Sane Society: Step 1-Transforming the Political Economy Toward a Sane Society: Step 2-Democratizing Democracy Toward a Sane Society: Step 3-After God What Comes Next On Being and Having What is to be Done? To the Barricades Summary 8. Epilogue Resurrecting The Frankfurt School The Resurrection of Critical Theory Toward a Better Future Bibliography Index
SynopsisFrom a small group of devout Puritan settlers, the USA ultimately became the richest, most powerful Empire in the history of the world. Yet it is now in a process of implosion and decay. This book, inspired by Frankfurt School Critical Theory, offers a unique historical, cultural and characterological analysis of American national character and its underlying psychodynamics.
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