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The end of the myth : from the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America /

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100	1	\|aGrandin, Greg,\|d1962-
245	14	\|aThe end of the myth :\|bfrom the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America /\|cGreg Grandin.
246	31	\|aFrom the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America.
250		\|a1st ed.
260		\|aNew York :\|bMetropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company,\|cc2019.
300		\|axii, 369 p. ;\|c25 cm.
504		\|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-352) and index.
505	0	\|aIntroduction: Fleeing forward -- All that space -- The alpha and the omega -- A Caucasian democracy -- The safety valve -- Are you ready for all these wars? -- The true relief -- The outer edge -- The pact of 1898 -- A fortress on the frontier -- A psychological twist -- A golden harvest -- Some demonic suction tube -- More, more, more -- The new preëmptor -- Crossing the blood meridian -- Epilogue: The significance of the wall in American history.
520		\|a"Ever since this nation's founding, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, the frontier made possible the United States' belief in itself as an exceptional nation--democratic, individualistic, forward-looking. Today, though, the country has a new symbol: the border wall. In [this book], acclaimed historian Greg Grandin explores the effect that constant, relentless expansion had on America's domestic politics, examining the full sweep of U.S. history--from the American Revolution to the Spanish-American War, the New Deal to the election of 2016. For centuries, he shows, the ability to move outward--fighting wars and opening markets--provided America with a "gate of escape," helping to deflect domestic political and economic conflicts. But this deflection meant that the country's problems, from racism to inequality, were never confronted directly. And now, the combined catastrophes of the 2008 financial meltdown, our unwinnable wars in the Middle East, and a deepening ecological crisis have slammed this gate shut, bringing political passions that had long been directed elsewhere back home. It is this new reality, Grandin says, that explains the rise of reactionary populism and racist nationalism, the extreme anger and polarization that catapulted Trump to the presidency. The border wall may or may not be built, but it will survive as a rallying point, an allegorical tombstone marking the end of American exceptionalism."--Dust jacket.
600	10	\|aTurner, Frederick Jackson,\|d1861-1932\|xCriticism and interpretation.
650	0	\|aBorderlands\|zUnited States.
650	0	\|aExceptionalism\|zUnited States.
650	0	\|aFrontier thesis.
650	0	\|aNational characteristics, American.
650	0	\|aNationalism\|zUnited States\|xHistory\|y20th century.
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Greg Grandin is the author of Fordlandia, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. A professor of history at New York University, Grandin has published a number of other widely acclaimed books, including Empire’s Workshop, Kissinger’s Shadow, and The Empire of Necessity, which won the Bancroft Prize.
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