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The culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identityâ the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (Emancipation and the Lost Cause), and the Good Warâ and reveals why they are bringing the US to the brink of an existential crisis.

Produktbeschreibung
The culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identityâ the Frontier, the Founding, the Civil War (Emancipation and the Lost Cause), and the Good Warâ and reveals why they are bringing the US to the brink of an existential crisis.
Autorenporträt
Richard Slotkin is the Olin Professor of English and American Studies, Emeritus, at Wesleyan University, best known for his award-winning trilogy on the Myth of the Frontier, two volumes of which, Regeneration Through Violence and Gunfighter Nation, were National Book Award finalists. Winner of the Shaara Award for Civil War fiction, he regularly contributes to media projects on gun violence, racism, the Civil War, and the West. His latest book, A Great Disorder, is longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award.