What So Proudly We Hailed
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 oct 2012
Sound familiar? This all happened two hundred years ago.
What So Proudly We Hailed looks at the War of 1812 in part through the lens of today's America. On the bicentennial of that formative yet largely forgotten period in U.S. history, this provocative book asks: What did Americans learn--and not learn--from the experience? What instructive parallels and distinctions can be drawn with more recent events? How did it shape the nation?
Exploring issues ranging from party politics to sectional schisms, distant naval battles to the burning of Washington, and citizens' civil liberties to the fate of Native Americans caught in the struggle, these essays speak to the complexity and unpredictability of a war that many assumed would be brief and straightforward. What emerges is a revealing perspective on a problematic war of choice--the nation's first, but one with intriguing implications for others, including at least one in the present century.
Although the War of 1812 may have faded from modern memory, the conflict left important legacies, both in its immediate wake and in later years. In its own time, the war was transformative. To this day, however, some of the fundamental challenges that confronted U.S. policymakers two centuries ago still resonate. How much should a free society regularly invest in national defense? Should the expense be defrayed through new taxes? Is it possible for profound partisan disagreements to stop at the water's edge? What are the constitutional limits of executive powers in wartime? How, exactly, should the government treat dissenters, especially when many are suspected of giving aid and comfort to an enemy? As Americans continue to reflect on their country and its role in the world, these questions remain as relevant now as they were then.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780815734192
ISBN-10: 0815734190
Pagini: 184
Dimensiuni: 149 x 226 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN-10: 0815734190
Pagini: 184
Dimensiuni: 149 x 226 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Descriere
Looks at the War of 1812 in part through the lens of today's America. This provocative book asks: What did Americans learn - and not learn - from the experience? What instructive parallels and distinctions can be drawn with more recent events? How did it shape the nation?