American vertigo: [traveling America in the footsteps of Tocqueville]
What does it mean to be an American, and what can America be today? Philosopher-journalist Lévy spent a year traveling in the footsteps of Alexis de Tocqueville. The result is a fresh look at a country we sometimes only think we know. From Rikers Island to Chicago mega-churches, from Muslim communit...
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| Summary: | What does it mean to be an American, and what can America be today? Philosopher-journalist Lévy spent a year traveling in the footsteps of Alexis de Tocqueville. The result is a fresh look at a country we sometimes only think we know. From Rikers Island to Chicago mega-churches, from Muslim communities in Detroit to an Amish enclave in Iowa, Lévy investigates issues at the heart of our democracy: the nature of American patriotism, the coexistence of freedom and religion (including the religion of baseball), the prison system, the health of our political institutions, and much more. Both the grandeur and the hellish dimensions of American life are unflinchingly explored. At a time when Americans are anxious about how the world perceives them and, indeed, keen to make sense of themselves, a brilliant and sympathetic foreign observer has arrived to help us begin a new conversation about the meaning of America.--From publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 308 S. |
| ISBN: | 1400064341 |
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| spelling | Lévy, Bernard-Henri 1948- Verfasser (DE-588)119411768 aut American vertigo [traveling America in the footsteps of Tocqueville] Bernard-Henri Lévy New York Random House 2006 308 S. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. What does it mean to be an American, and what can America be today? Philosopher-journalist Lévy spent a year traveling in the footsteps of Alexis de Tocqueville. The result is a fresh look at a country we sometimes only think we know. From Rikers Island to Chicago mega-churches, from Muslim communities in Detroit to an Amish enclave in Iowa, Lévy investigates issues at the heart of our democracy: the nature of American patriotism, the coexistence of freedom and religion (including the religion of baseball), the prison system, the health of our political institutions, and much more. Both the grandeur and the hellish dimensions of American life are unflinchingly explored. At a time when Americans are anxious about how the world perceives them and, indeed, keen to make sense of themselves, a brilliant and sympathetic foreign observer has arrived to help us begin a new conversation about the meaning of America.--From publisher description. Lévy, Bernard Henri Travel United States Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 Travel United States Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 De la démocratie en Amérique (DE-588)4194376-4 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 2005 gnd rswk-swf Nationale identiteit gtt Politieke situatie gtt Sociaal-economische situatie gtt Nationalbewusstsein Politische Situation National characteristics, American Politisches System (DE-588)4046584-6 gnd rswk-swf Landeskunde (DE-588)4073972-7 gnd rswk-swf Gesellschaft (DE-588)4020588-5 gnd rswk-swf Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd rswk-swf Soziale Situation (DE-588)4077575-6 gnd rswk-swf Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd rswk-swf Nationalcharakter (DE-588)4137343-1 gnd rswk-swf Politische Kultur (DE-588)4046540-8 gnd rswk-swf USA United States Description and travel United States Social conditions 1980- USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4076645-7 Reisebericht 2005 gnd-content USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Gesellschaft (DE-588)4020588-5 s Politisches System (DE-588)4046584-6 s Nationalcharakter (DE-588)4137343-1 s Soziale Situation (DE-588)4077575-6 s DE-188 Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 De la démocratie en Amérique (DE-588)4194376-4 u Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 s Politische Kultur (DE-588)4046540-8 s Geschichte 2005 z 1\p DE-604 2\p DE-604 3\p DE-604 Landeskunde (DE-588)4073972-7 s Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 s 4\p DE-604 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 4\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | American vertigo [traveling America in the footsteps of Tocqueville] |
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| title_full | American vertigo [traveling America in the footsteps of Tocqueville] Bernard-Henri Lévy |
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