Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century

by Patrick Smith

Book Overview

Why America's founding myths no longer apply, and why we must reconsider the facts of our history

Americans cherish their national myths, some of which predate the country's founding. But the time for illusions, nostalgia, and grand ambition abroad has gone by, Patrick Smith observes in this original book. Americans are now faced with a choice between a mythical idea of themselves, their nation, and their global "mission," on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300176562
• ISBN13: 9780300176568
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"