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The American Syndrome

Apocalypse, War and Our Call to Greatness

ISBN-13: 9781609807405

Contributor(s): Betty Hartmann

Subject: Sociology

Publisher Imprint: Seven Stories Press

Publication Date: 25-05-2017

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£21.99

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About the book

In this thought-provoking, big-idea book, Betsy Hartmann sheds light on a pervasive but - until now - invisible theme shaping the American mindset: apocalyptic thinking, or the belief that the end of the world is nigh. Tracing America's fixation with doomsday from the Puritans to the present, Hartmann makes a compelling case that apocalyptic fears are deeply intertwined with the American ethos, much to the country's detriment, and shows what can be done to challenge this way of thinking.