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The Resource Myth America : historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past, edited by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer

Myth America : historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past, edited by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer

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"The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis that explains what we get wrong about the past. Drawing on their immense knowledge of scholarship and their own primary research, these contributors provide correctives to the ways conservatives distort history to serve the needs of their anti-democratic agenda. For instance: Erika Lee shows how, far from posing a relentless threat to America, immigrants have long been recruited and even coerced to come to the United States. Joshua Zeitz traces how the welfare programs of the Great Society, criticized by the right as wasteful failures, have provided millions of Americans with food security, health care, and education. Carol Anderson uncovers how racism and anxiety over the nation's changing demographics, not voter fraud, are motivating Republicans' assault on voting rights. Elizabeth Hinton reveals that, rather than curbing crime, patrolling low-income communities with outside police forces has historically intensified violence and made everyone less safe. Taken together, the essays unveil how corporate interests and right-wing politicians use bad history to fan the flames of white resentment and unravel America's social safety net. Replacing myths with research and reality, Myth America is essential reading amid today's heated debates about our nation's past"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 390 pages
Contents
  • Immigration
  • Erika Lee
  • America first
  • Sarah Churchwell
  • The United States is an empire
  • Daniel Immerwahr
  • The border
  • Geraldo Cadava
  • American Socialism
  • Michael Kazin
  • Introduction
  • The magic of the marketplace
  • Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
  • The New Deal
  • Eric Rauchway
  • Confederate monuments
  • Karen L. Cox
  • The Southern strategy
  • Kevin Kruse
  • The good protest
  • Glenda Gilmore
  • Kevin Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer
  • White backlash
  • Lawrence B. Glickman
  • The great society
  • Joshua Zeitz
  • Police violence
  • Elizabeth Hinton
  • Insurrection
  • Kathleen Belew
  • Family values feminism
  • Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
  • American exceptionalism
  • Reagan revolution
  • Julian E. Zelizer
  • Voter fraud
  • Carol Anderson
  • David A. Bell
  • Founding myths
  • Akhil Reed Amar
  • Vanishing Indians
  • Ari Kelman
Isbn
9781541601390
Instance
Label
Myth America : historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past
Title
Myth America
Title remainder
historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past
Statement of responsibility
edited by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis that explains what we get wrong about the past. Drawing on their immense knowledge of scholarship and their own primary research, these contributors provide correctives to the ways conservatives distort history to serve the needs of their anti-democratic agenda. For instance: Erika Lee shows how, far from posing a relentless threat to America, immigrants have long been recruited and even coerced to come to the United States. Joshua Zeitz traces how the welfare programs of the Great Society, criticized by the right as wasteful failures, have provided millions of Americans with food security, health care, and education. Carol Anderson uncovers how racism and anxiety over the nation's changing demographics, not voter fraud, are motivating Republicans' assault on voting rights. Elizabeth Hinton reveals that, rather than curbing crime, patrolling low-income communities with outside police forces has historically intensified violence and made everyone less safe. Taken together, the essays unveil how corporate interests and right-wing politicians use bad history to fan the flames of white resentment and unravel America's social safety net. Replacing myths with research and reality, Myth America is essential reading amid today's heated debates about our nation's past"--
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Dewey number
973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E179
LC item number
.M993 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • 1972-
  • 1968-
  • 1970-
  • 1980-
  • 1977-
  • 1948-
  • 1962-
  • 1972-
  • 1963-
  • 1983-
  • 1981-
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  • Kruse, Kevin Michael
  • Zelizer, Julian E.
  • Bell, David A.
  • Amar, Akhil Reed
  • Kelman, Ari
  • Lee, Erika
  • Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett
  • Immerwahr, Daniel
  • Cadava, Geraldo L.
  • Kazin, Michael
  • Oreskes, Naomi
  • Rauchway, Eric
  • Cox, Karen L.
  • Kruse, Kevin Michael
  • Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth
  • Glickman, Lawrence B.
  • Zeitz, Joshua
  • Hinton, Elizabeth Kai
  • Belew, Kathleen
  • Petrzela, Natalia Mehlman
  • Zelizer, Julian E
  • Anderson, Carol
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • United States
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Label
Myth America : historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past, edited by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-367) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Immigration
  • Erika Lee
  • America first
  • Sarah Churchwell
  • The United States is an empire
  • Daniel Immerwahr
  • The border
  • Geraldo Cadava
  • American Socialism
  • Michael Kazin
  • Introduction
  • The magic of the marketplace
  • Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
  • The New Deal
  • Eric Rauchway
  • Confederate monuments
  • Karen L. Cox
  • The Southern strategy
  • Kevin Kruse
  • The good protest
  • Glenda Gilmore
  • Kevin Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer
  • White backlash
  • Lawrence B. Glickman
  • The great society
  • Joshua Zeitz
  • Police violence
  • Elizabeth Hinton
  • Insurrection
  • Kathleen Belew
  • Family values feminism
  • Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
  • American exceptionalism
  • Reagan revolution
  • Julian E. Zelizer
  • Voter fraud
  • Carol Anderson
  • David A. Bell
  • Founding myths
  • Akhil Reed Amar
  • Vanishing Indians
  • Ari Kelman
Control code
on1356406555
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 390 pages
Isbn
9781541601390
Lccn
2022001566
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
Myth America : historians take on the biggest legends and lies about our past, edited by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-367) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Immigration
  • Erika Lee
  • America first
  • Sarah Churchwell
  • The United States is an empire
  • Daniel Immerwahr
  • The border
  • Geraldo Cadava
  • American Socialism
  • Michael Kazin
  • Introduction
  • The magic of the marketplace
  • Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
  • The New Deal
  • Eric Rauchway
  • Confederate monuments
  • Karen L. Cox
  • The Southern strategy
  • Kevin Kruse
  • The good protest
  • Glenda Gilmore
  • Kevin Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer
  • White backlash
  • Lawrence B. Glickman
  • The great society
  • Joshua Zeitz
  • Police violence
  • Elizabeth Hinton
  • Insurrection
  • Kathleen Belew
  • Family values feminism
  • Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
  • American exceptionalism
  • Reagan revolution
  • Julian E. Zelizer
  • Voter fraud
  • Carol Anderson
  • David A. Bell
  • Founding myths
  • Akhil Reed Amar
  • Vanishing Indians
  • Ari Kelman
Control code
on1356406555
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 390 pages
Isbn
9781541601390
Lccn
2022001566
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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