Myth America by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer Summary
Overview of Myth America
"Myth America" dismantles the biggest lies in American history with razor-sharp precision. This New York Times bestseller has sparked fierce debates by challenging conservative narratives with rigorous scholarship. As David Blight calls it - "a collective work of courage" in our post-truth era.
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著者の声を通じて本を感じる
知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
Rewriting America's Contested Past
History has become a battlefield in America's culture wars. "Myth America" arrives at a critical moment when the line between fact and fiction has dangerously blurred. While misinformation has always existed in public discourse, recent years have witnessed an unprecedented assault on objective truth. This deterioration stems from two major shifts: a conservative media ecosystem that prioritizes engagement over accuracy, and a political landscape where conspiracy theories often trump empirical evidence. History has become a primary battleground, with particularly intense conflicts over how America's past should be understood and taught. What makes today's battles fundamentally different from previous historical debates is the wholesale rejection of shared empirical reality - we're no longer simply arguing about interpretation but witnessing the denial of basic documented facts themselves. "American exceptionalism" reveals more about our national psychology than our actual history. Originally an analytical concept suggesting America represented an exception to normal historical patterns, it has morphed into a prescriptive term in political discourse, referring to American superiority rather than mere difference. The concept makes little analytical sense when examined closely - most nations can be considered "exceptional" in some way, and few contemporary discussions demonstrate that America truly deviates from significant international norms. Ironically, the term originated not in patriotic discourse but in communist debates of the 1920s. Between 1985 and 2010, "American exceptionalism" underwent a remarkable transformation, jumping from academic discourse to mainstream political rhetoric. Its very vacuity has proven to be its strength - it functions as an empty vessel that can be filled with whatever content is politically expedient while flattering Americans' self-image.
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