The Irony of American History
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-01-22
Type: BOOK
. . . The most important book ever written on US foreign policy.”—Andrew J. Bacevich, from the Introduction
The Theological Vision of Reinhold Niebuhr's "The Irony of American History"
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2013-06-13
Type: BOOK
... the ironic was merely a reiteration of his views over the previous decade, his explanation of what made the American situation “doubly ironic” built on arguments he ... The Irony of The Irony of American History The Irony of American History.
Irony and Consciousness
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Type: BOOK
This book presents the argument that the growth in the use of Niebuhrian irony in American historical writing is an indication of the developing maturation of American historical consciousness.
The Theological Vision of Reinhold Niebuhr's The Irony of American History
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Type: BOOK
The Theological Vision of Reinhold Niebuhr's The Irony of American History
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Type: BOOK
Commentators with divergent political and religious views draw upon his 1951 work, 'The Irony of American History'. In this book Scott R. Erwin brings an appreciation of Niebuhr's theological vision to aid understanding of Irony.
Reinhold Niebuhr in Theory and Practice
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2018-12-05
Type: BOOK
... Irony of American History, 2. 78. Irony of American History, xxiii. 79. Irony of American History, xxiii. 80. Irony of American History, xxiv. 81. Marty, “Reinhold Niebuhr and the Irony of American History: A Retrospective,” The History ...
Modern American Religion, Volume 3
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1986
Type: BOOK
... American Council of ... American History and of Niebuhr's stroke . On the titling of the book , Fox cites letters between Niebuhr and editor William Savage dated September 11 , 1951 , and December 5 , 1951 ; Reinhold Niebuhr , The Irony ...
The Irony of Barack Obama
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-09
Type: BOOK
... irony. Niebuhr's task in confronting America with its own ironic history was in part a wake-up call. Niebuhr asserted that the history of America until the middle of the twentieth century had been one of a kind of naïve and immature ...
Other Words
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2001
Type: BOOK
... America and its history . His critique gained force with the publi- cation of The Irony of American History in 1952. His most rigorous analysis came , I believe , as the Vietnam War began to escalate , with A Nation So Conceived ...
American Defense Policy
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2005-06-24
Type: BOOK
... the ironic tendency of virtues to turn into vices when too complacently re- lied on , and of power to become vexatious if the wisdom that directs it is trusted too confidently . The ironic elements in American history can be overcome ...
