The Truth about Patriotism by Steven Johnston PAPERBACK 9780822341109

The Truth about Patriotism\nby Steven Johnston\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Steven Johnston\nTitle: The Truth about Patriotism\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Political science and theory\nPublisher: MD - Duke University Press\nPublication year: 2007\nISBN-13: 9780822341109\nISBN-10: 0822341107\nRRP: \u00A327.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nContending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture, this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character.\n\nContending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to v.