Screen LibraryIrreconcilable differences : limits to United States national unity /
"In Irreconcilable Differences, author David Cole speculates that Americans may be living through the beginning of the devolution of the United States-a development that may unfold after our lifetimes, although it could happen sooner. Is contemporary America an example of the Aristotelian pheno...
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"In Irreconcilable Differences, author David Cole speculates that Americans may be living through the beginning of the devolution of the United States-a development that may unfold after our lifetimes, although it could happen sooner. Is contemporary America an example of the Aristotelian phenomenon of "coming into being and passing away"?"-- |
| Carrier Form: | x, 115 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781793623782 1793623783 |
| Index Number: | JK1726 |
| CLC: | D771.22 |
| Call Number: | D771.22/C689 |
| Contents: | Things have changed, and not for the better -- Devolution around the world -- The small-republic argument -- Texas v. White (1869) : an indestructible union? -- Chuck Thompson's irreverent perspective -- Pundits ponder the possibilities -- Balkanized America : who's to blame and what's next? -- A "centrist" way out? -- Concluding remarks : coming into being and passing away. |