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America, Amerikkka

Elect Nation and Imperial Violence

Rosemary Radford Ruether author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Jan '07

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America views itself as a nation inhabiting a "promised land" and enjoying a favoured relation with God. This view of unique election has been coupled with racial exclusivism and the marginalization of non-white citizens.

America, Amerikkka traces the historical and ideological patterns behind America’s sense of itself. In its examination of America’s "chosenness", the book ranges across the doctrine of the "rights of man" in the 18th and 19th centuries, the role of America in the twentieth century as "global policeman", and the enforcement of neo-colonial relations over the "third world". The volume argues for a vision of global relations between peoples based on justice and mutuality, rather than hegemonic dominance.

"An important look at the dark underside of American history."The Journal of Church and State

ISBN: 9781845531584

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 430g

300 pages