The American trajectory :: divine or demonic? /
"Traces the trajectory of the American Empire from its founding through to the end of the 20th century. This book demonstrates the falsity of the claim for American exceptionalism, a secular version of the old idea that America has been divinely founded and guided. The American Trajectory conta...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Traces the trajectory of the American Empire from its founding through to the end of the 20th century. This book demonstrates the falsity of the claim for American exceptionalism, a secular version of the old idea that America has been divinely founded and guided. The American Trajectory contains many episodes that many readers will find surprising: That the sinking of the Lusitania was anticipated, both by Churchill and Wilson, as a means of inducing America's entry into World War I; that the attack on Pearl Harbor was neither unprovoked nor a surprise; that during the "Good War" the US government plotted and played politics with a view to becoming the dominant empire; that there was no need to drop atomic bombs on Japan either to win the war or to save American lives; that US decisions were central to the inability of the League of Nations and the United Nations to prevent war; that the United States was more responsible than the Soviet Union for the Cold War; that the Vietnam War was far from the only US military adventure during the Cold War that killed great numbers of civilians; that the US government organized false flag attacks that deliberately killed Europeans; and that America's military interventions after the dissolution of the Soviet Union taught some conservatives (such as Andrew Bacevich and Chalmers Johnson) that the US interventions during the Cold War were not primarily defensive. The conclusion deals with the question of how knowledge by citizens of how the American Empire has behaved could make America better and how America, which had long thought of itself as the Redeemer Nation, might redeem itself."--Provided by publisher. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (409 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0999874705 9780999874707 |
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| contents | Introduction -- The beginning to World War I -- World War I -- Between the wars -- World War II -- Pearl Harbor -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The United Nations -- Creating the Cold War -- American imperialism during the Cold War -- The Vietnam War -- False flag operations -- Some post-Cold War interventions -- The drive for global dominance -- Conclusion. |
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| spelling | Griffin, David Ray, 1939-2022, author. The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / by David Ray Griffin. Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc., [2018] 1 online resource (409 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- The beginning to World War I -- World War I -- Between the wars -- World War II -- Pearl Harbor -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The United Nations -- Creating the Cold War -- American imperialism during the Cold War -- The Vietnam War -- False flag operations -- Some post-Cold War interventions -- The drive for global dominance -- Conclusion. "Traces the trajectory of the American Empire from its founding through to the end of the 20th century. This book demonstrates the falsity of the claim for American exceptionalism, a secular version of the old idea that America has been divinely founded and guided. The American Trajectory contains many episodes that many readers will find surprising: That the sinking of the Lusitania was anticipated, both by Churchill and Wilson, as a means of inducing America's entry into World War I; that the attack on Pearl Harbor was neither unprovoked nor a surprise; that during the "Good War" the US government plotted and played politics with a view to becoming the dominant empire; that there was no need to drop atomic bombs on Japan either to win the war or to save American lives; that US decisions were central to the inability of the League of Nations and the United Nations to prevent war; that the United States was more responsible than the Soviet Union for the Cold War; that the Vietnam War was far from the only US military adventure during the Cold War that killed great numbers of civilians; that the US government organized false flag attacks that deliberately killed Europeans; and that America's military interventions after the dissolution of the Soviet Union taught some conservatives (such as Andrew Bacevich and Chalmers Johnson) that the US interventions during the Cold War were not primarily defensive. The conclusion deals with the question of how knowledge by citizens of how the American Empire has behaved could make America better and how America, which had long thought of itself as the Redeemer Nation, might redeem itself."--Provided by publisher. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 02, 2018). United States Foreign relations 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089 United States Foreign relations Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003959 United States History Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140322 United States History 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140291 Exceptionalism United States History. National characteristics, American History. Imperialism History. Christianity and politics United States. Political ethics United States. États-Unis Relations extérieures 20e siècle. États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Exceptionnalisme États-Unis Histoire. Impérialisme Histoire. Christianisme et politique États-Unis. Morale politique États-Unis. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General bisacsh Christianity and politics fast Diplomatic relations fast Diplomatic relations Philosophy fast Exceptionalism fast Imperialism fast National characteristics, American fast Philosophy fast Political ethics fast United States fast 1900-1999 fast Electronic books. History fast has work: The American trajectory (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFYpQf8JPDmbbQ6FFJmR4y https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Griffin, David Ray, 1939- American trajectory. Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, [2018] 9780998694795 (DLC) 2018004815 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1905536 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Griffin, David Ray, 1939-2022 The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / Introduction -- The beginning to World War I -- World War I -- Between the wars -- World War II -- Pearl Harbor -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The United Nations -- Creating the Cold War -- American imperialism during the Cold War -- The Vietnam War -- False flag operations -- Some post-Cold War interventions -- The drive for global dominance -- Conclusion. Exceptionalism United States History. National characteristics, American History. Imperialism History. Christianity and politics United States. Political ethics United States. Exceptionnalisme États-Unis Histoire. Impérialisme Histoire. Christianisme et politique États-Unis. Morale politique États-Unis. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General bisacsh Christianity and politics fast Diplomatic relations fast Diplomatic relations Philosophy fast Exceptionalism fast Imperialism fast National characteristics, American fast Philosophy fast Political ethics fast |
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| title | The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / |
| title_auth | The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / |
| title_exact_search | The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / |
| title_full | The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / by David Ray Griffin. |
| title_fullStr | The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / by David Ray Griffin. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The American trajectory : divine or demonic? / by David Ray Griffin. |
| title_short | The American trajectory : |
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| title_sub | divine or demonic? / |
| topic | Exceptionalism United States History. National characteristics, American History. Imperialism History. Christianity and politics United States. Political ethics United States. Exceptionnalisme États-Unis Histoire. Impérialisme Histoire. Christianisme et politique États-Unis. Morale politique États-Unis. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General bisacsh Christianity and politics fast Diplomatic relations fast Diplomatic relations Philosophy fast Exceptionalism fast Imperialism fast National characteristics, American fast Philosophy fast Political ethics fast |
| topic_facet | United States Foreign relations 20th century. United States Foreign relations Philosophy. United States History Philosophy. United States History 20th century. Exceptionalism United States History. National characteristics, American History. Imperialism History. Christianity and politics United States. Political ethics United States. États-Unis Relations extérieures 20e siècle. États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle. Exceptionnalisme États-Unis Histoire. Impérialisme Histoire. Christianisme et politique États-Unis. Morale politique États-Unis. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General Christianity and politics Diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations Philosophy Exceptionalism Imperialism National characteristics, American Philosophy Political ethics United States Electronic books. History |
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