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BL
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1043064
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b797434
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| Main Entry
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Wolfe, Alan,1942-
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| Title & Author
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Return to greatness : : how America lost its sense of purpose and what it needs to do to recover it /\ Alan Wolfe.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, ©2005.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xi, 239 pages)
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| ISBN
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0691119333
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: 1400826500
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: 9780691119335
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: 9781400826506
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0691119333
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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PREFACE; I: The Good and the Great; II: From Politics to Philosophy; III: Conservatism's Retreat from Greatness; IV: Liberalism's Fear of Ambition; V: Great Once More?; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX.
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| Abstract
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Has America, in its quest for goodness, sacrificed its sense of greatness? In this sharp-witted, historically informed book, veteran political observer Alan Wolfe argues that most Americans show greater concern with saving the country's soul than with making the nation great. Wolfe castigates both conservatives and liberals for opting for small-mindedness over greatness. Liberals, who at their best insisted on policies of national solidarity, have convinced themselves that small is beautiful, prefer multiculturalism to one nation, and are mistrustful of executive political power. Conservatives.
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Civil society-- United States.
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Société civile-- États-Unis.
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Civil society.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Gesellschaftskritik
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Moral conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- American Government-- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Sozialethik
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Politieke geschiedenis.
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Sociale geschiedenis.
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United States, Foreign relations.
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United States, Moral conditions.
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États-Unis, Conditions morales.
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États-Unis, Relations extérieures.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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306/.0973
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| LC Classification
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HN90.M6W65 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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89.42bcl
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89.42.bcl
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