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"In The Real American Dream one of the nation's premier literary scholars searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. A spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day, the book is also a lively, deeply learned meditation on hope." "Andrew Delbanco tells of the stringent God of Protestant Christianity, who exerted immense force over the language, institutions, and customs of the culture for nearly two hundred years. He describes the falling away of this God and the rise of the idea of a sacred nation-state. And, finally he speaks of our own moment, when symbols of nationalism are in decline, leaving us with nothing to satisfy the longing for transcendence once sustained by God and nation."--BOOK JACKET.
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Histoire, Américains, Mélancolie, Moi (Psychologie), Self, Aspect social, Civilization, Geschichte, Nationale kenmerken, Civilisation, History, Melancholy, Melancholie, Hoop, Philosophy, Zivilisation, Nationalisme, Nationalcharakter, American National characteristics, Puritans, Puritains, Kulturelle Identität, Nationalism, Philosophie, United states, civilization, 20th century, Civilization, philosophy, United states, social conditions, Social aspectsPlaces
United States, États-Unis, USATimes
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The real American dream: a meditation on hope
1999, Harvard University Press
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The real American dream: a meditation on hope
1999, Harvard University Press
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