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5 reviews
Linda Skeers

Puffin, 2009

If this one doesn't make you tears come to your eyes...
If this one doesn't make tears come to your eyes than your heart must be made of stone. The beautiful thing about childrens books is that they can play straight to the heart - and this one does. My daughter liked it, but every grown-up who has seen this book has cried or at least teared up. Don't get this one for your kid - get it for you. Moving, wonderful and based on a true story which is ...

Patriotism (Second Edition) (New Directions Pearls)

15 reviews
Yukio Mishima

New Directions, 2010

Will spark debate
"Patriotism" is Mishima stripped to the core: a simple tale of the sacrifice of a young couple, willingly and eagerly giving their lives for the emperor. Written by most anyone but Mishima this would be portrayed as a story of regret and tragedy, but in the hands of Mishima, the couple is described in tones extolling their beauty and virtue; death explained in words that evoke images of heat and ...

Patriotism and Other Mistakes

4 reviews
Professor George Kateb

Yale University Press, 2008

Read the book
This volume contains sixteen thoughtful, careful and highly nuanced exercises in political thought (to borrow a phrase from Hannah Arendt). Among the topics covered are: the relation of aesthetics to morality; the concept of judgment in Arendt; the connection between moral and intellectual integrity in Socrates; the "liberal" dimension of Hobbes' thought (as well as its more apparent illiberal ...

Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America

72 reviews
Chuck Norris

Fidelis, 2010

Wake Up America: Pratical Solutions for Our Real Problems
Martial Arts Master Chuck Norris is more cultural leader than kickin-machine these days. Norris is a devout beleiver and motivational speaker. And in "Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America" (yes Norris' support of Mike Huckabee in 2008 was a test of his political focus and stamina as he instantly earned media respect with his public presentation and performance), he has written "a ...

Authentic Patriotism: Restoring America's Founding Ideals Through Selfless Action

2 reviews
Stephen P. Kiernan

St. Martin's Press, 2010

America Needs Authentic Patriotism
"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shank from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our country and all who ...

Remaking America: Public Memory, Commemoration, and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century

1 review
John Bodnar

Princeton University Press, 1993

Which is more important, the facts of what actually happened in the past or the public memory of what took place?
John Bodnar would certainly come down in favor of the construction of public memory. It is what defines American society, he insists, and he believes it can be and has been manipulated and altered as needed over time to serve the interests of the present. That is what commemorations are all about. The author argues in this social history of commemorations in the twentieth century United States ...

Reel Patriotism: The Movies and World War I (Wisconsin Studies in Film)

1 review
Leslie Midkiff DeBauche

University of Wisconsin Press, 1997

Money was the name of the game then, too.
DeBauche shows that while the U.S. Government used Hollywood to raise enlistments and money, and to encourage home involvement in the war in general, Hollywood also benefitted from its patriotic partnership with the government, both during and after the war. Above all, though Hollywood was no doubt sincere in its (trumpeted) patriotism, its decision-making was driven by rational evaluation ...

Patriotism For Grownups
Lawrence L. LeShan

Trafford Publishing, 2005

Patriotism is loyalty to a group. We regard the person without it as paltry at best. Historically the size of the group to which most of us have been loyal has increased from the family to the tribe to the city to the state or province and now to the nation. Today our children use the Internet as if there were no such things as national borders. We all know the radioactive clouds, viruses, the clean air from healthy oceans and rainforests ...

Poems of American Patriotism
Brander Matthews

Nabu Press, 2010

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, ...

Patriotism: Quotations from Around the World (Dover Thrift Editions)

Dover Publications, 2003

"The noblest motive is the public good" (Virgil) and hundreds of other memorable sayings from authors, statesmen, military leaders, and other prominent people. Handy little book for speech writers, public speakers, and interested readers. Dover Original.

So What Is Patriotism Anyway? (Studentªs Guide to American Civics)

1 review
John Lamachia

Rosen Publishing Group, 2001

Patriotism Rocks!!
This non-fictional text is brief but full of facts about patriotism. I enjoyed the prompting toward U.S. citizens to be proud, patriotic members of society. The illustrations definitely connect to the topic at hand. Some pictures are quite dated while others are modern. Nevertheless, they are a nice mixture that range from modern day baseball players to George Washington. LaMachia does a ...

Constitutional Patriotism
Jan-Werner Muller

Princeton University Press, 2007

Constitutional Patriotism offers a new theory of citizenship and civic allegiance for today's culturally diverse liberal democracies. Rejecting conventional accounts of liberal nationalism and cosmopolitanism, Jan-Werner Müller argues for a form of political belonging centered on universalist norms, adapted for specific constitutional cultures. At the same time, he presents a novel approach to thinking about political belonging and the ...

Patriotism (Character Education)

1 review
Lucia Raatma

Capstone Press(MN), 2000

Great Details!
I really enjoyed reading Patriotism for the simple fact that it was loaded with details! Researching the "basics" for patriotism can be a bit difficult, but effective resources sure makes life a bit easier! There was information about what a true patriot was, descriptive situations of patriotism, etc. Any young child would be interested in the information presented. The back of the book ...

First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism
Glenda McWhirter Todd

Heritage Books Inc., 2003

This regiment is the only organization of Union troops from AL for which the National Archives has separate compiled service records, except those designated as US Colored Troops. Many of these men had to travel long distances to avoid being captured by Confederate soldiers and branded as traitors to join the Union Army. 1999, illus., bibl., index, paper, 408 pp.

50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism

13 reviews
Mickey Z

The Disinformation Company, 2005

Share It With Everyone - Especially Friends, Family, Neighbors, & "Enemies."
There are a great many wonderful stories in this book. There are stories about Thomas Paine and Billie Holiday and Mohammad Ali and about the families of people killed in the September 11 attacks. Almost everyone will enjoy one or two or a few of them, and many people will enjoy and perhaps feel inspired by them all. Of course the book is written from the author's perspective. Through who ...

The Flag of England, Ballads of the Brave and Poems of Patriotism
John Fawside

General Books LLC, 2010

Publisher: London : E. Nash Publication date: 1914 Subjects: Patriotic poetry English poetry World War, 1914-1918 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

The Puritan Origins of American Patriotism

1 review
George McKenna

Yale University Press, 2009

This Could Have Been a Much Better Book
I really wanted to give this impressive book by George McKenna a better rating. He is an expert on religion in American life and history. This is obvious. But way too often the author seems to let personal bias and political bugaboos get in the way of what could have been a great straight history. First: the good parts. McKenna's retelling of early American politics and the role religion ...

Men of Patriotism, Courage & Enterprise! Fort Meigs in the War of 1812

2 reviews
Larry L. Nelson

Heritage Books Inc., 2003

Hard to find, but for students of 1812, worth the search
Sadly, Fort Meigs is usually mentioned only in passing (or often ignored altogether) in histories of the War of 1812. This fort, once under the command of William Henry Harrison, was an essential part of American frontier defense. From here, American soldiers repeatedly fought off the British and their Native American allies, under Tecumseh, as they tried to secure the Maumee river for their ...

Patriotism (The Values library)
Linda Carlson Johnson

Rosen Pub. Group, 1990

Examines the concept of patriotism, discussing its many forms, symbols, and meanings.

The Pomp and Politics of Patriotism: Imperial Celebrations in Habsburg Austria, 1848-1916 (Central European ...

2 reviews
Daniel L. Unowsky

Purdue University Press, 2005

Imagining Austria
The world of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the long dead country of the Emperor Franz Joseph I now seems utterly mysterious. It is frozen in incomprehensible pageantry, strange rituals, 'kiss your hand dear lady', svelte uniforms (before WWI it was once voted the best dressed army in Europe.) This was the mysterious past so lovingly evoked by the movie The Illusionist. But here is serious ...

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