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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 /$cGreg Grandin.
246 30$aFrom the frontier to the border wall in the mind of America
250 $a1st pbk. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bMetropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company,$c2020.
300 $axii, 369 p. :$bmaps ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-352) and index.
505 00$gIntroduction.$tFleeing forward --$tAll that space --$tThe alpha and the omega --$tA Caucasian democracy --$tThe safety valve --$tAre you ready for all these wars? --$tThe true relief --$tThe outer edge --$tThe pact of 1898 --$tA fortress on the frontier --$tA psychological twist --$tA golden harvest --$tSome demonic suction tube --$tMore, more, more --$tThe new preëmptor --$tCrossing the blood meridian --$gEpilogue.$tThe 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 The End of the Myth, 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"--Jacket.
586 $aPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2020.
600 10$aTurner, Frederick Jackson,$d1861-1932$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0$aFrontier thesis.
650 0$aBorderlands$zUnited States.
650 0$aNational characteristics, American.
650 0$aExceptionalism$zUnited States.
650 0$aNationalism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0$aMexican-American Border Region$xPublic opinion.
651 0$aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2017-2021.