Myths America Lives By
eBook - ePub

Myths America Lives By

White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning

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eBook - ePub

Myths America Lives By

White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning

About this book

Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword to the First Edition
  7. Foreword to the Second Edition
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1. The Great American Myths and a Different American Future
  10. 2. The Myth of the Chosen Nation: The Colonial Period
  11. 3. The Myth of Nature's Nation: The Revolutionary Period
  12. 4. The Myth of the Christian Nation: The Early National Period
  13. 5. The Myth of the Millennial Nation: The Early National Period
  14. 6. The Mythic Dimensions of American Capitalism: The Gilded Age
  15. 7. The Myth of the Innocent Nation: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
  16. Conclusion
  17. Index
  18. About the Author