The real American dream

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"In The Real American Dream one of the nation's premier literary scholars searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. A spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day, the book is also a lively, deeply learned meditation on hope." "Andrew Delbanco tells of the stringent God of Protestant Christianity, who exerted immense force over the language, institutions, and customs of the culture for nearly two hundred years. He describes the falling away of this God and the rise of the idea of a sacred nation-state. And, finally he speaks of our own moment, when symbols of nationalism are in decline, leaving us with nothing to satisfy the longing for transcendence once sustained by God and nation."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Histoire,  Américains,  Mélancolie,  Moi (Psychologie),  Self,  Aspect social,  Civilization,  Geschichte,  Nationale kenmerken,  Civilisation,  History,  Melancholy,  Melancholie,  Hoop,  Philosophy,  Zivilisation,  Nationalisme,  Nationalcharakter,  American National characteristics,  Puritans,  Puritains,  Kulturelle Identität,  Nationalism,  Philosophie,  United states, civilization, 20th century,  Civilization, philosophy,  United states, social conditions,  Social aspects,  New York Times reviewed

Places: United States,  États-Unis,  USA

Times: 20th century,  20e siècle