Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Acronyms
- Executive Summary
- Acknowledgments
- PART I NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE NEW AGE
- PART II AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND THE WORLD
- PART III AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND OURSELVES
- PART IV THE RECONFIGURATION OF NATIONAL WEALTH AND POWER
- PART V VORTEXES OF DANGER
- PART VI THE AMERICAN RESPONSE
- PART VII LEADING TOWARD PEACE
- PART VIII AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
PART II - AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND THE WORLD
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Acronyms
- Executive Summary
- Acknowledgments
- PART I NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE NEW AGE
- PART II AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND THE WORLD
- PART III AMERICAN PUBLIC CULTURE AND OURSELVES
- PART IV THE RECONFIGURATION OF NATIONAL WEALTH AND POWER
- PART V VORTEXES OF DANGER
- PART VI THE AMERICAN RESPONSE
- PART VII LEADING TOWARD PEACE
- PART VIII AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Americans have big illusions about the world that keep our nation from countering threats effectively. These illusions are embodied in the nation's public culture. It's national in scope, and extraordinarily resistant to change, despite a changing world. Illusions generated by public culture are very broad in their appeal – reaching across the ideological spectrum and appealing to both conservatives and liberals.
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- Masters of IllusionAmerican Leadership in the Media Age, pp. 35 - 36Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006