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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780142003015
ISBN: 0142003018
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: May 27, 2003
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Sales Rank: 53605
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Product Description:
With What's So Great About America, Dinesh D'Souza is not asking a question, but making a statement. The former White House policy analyst and bestselling author argues that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, American ideals and patriotism should not be things we shy away from. Instead he offers the grounds for a solid, well-considered pride in the Western pillars of "science, democracy and capitalism," while deconstructing arguments from both the political Left and political Right. As an "outsider" from India who has had amazing success in the United States, D'Souza defends not an idealized America, but America as it really is, and measures America not against an utopian ideal, but against the rest of the world in a provocative, challenging, and personal book.
Amazon.com Review:
Look again at the title of this book: it's not a question, but a statement. "America is the greatest, freest, and most decent society in existence," writes Dinesh D'Souza. "American life as it is lived today [is] the best life that our world has to offer." There are those who hate it, or at least essential elements of it, from radical Islamists to the likes of Patrick Buchanan (on the right) and Jesse Jackson (on the left). But they are wrong to hate it, and D'Souza grapples with all of them in this engaging and compelling volume. D'Souza is the author of provocative books such as Illiberal Education and The End of Racism, plus the appreciative Ronald Reagan. This may be his most personal book, with parts written in the first person as the India-born D'Souza describes his encounter with the United States, first as an immigrant and now as a citizen. Foreign authors such as Alexis de Tocqueville and Gunnar Myrdal have offered some of the most penetrating assessments of America, and D'Souza clearly shares in this noble tradition. "I am constantly surprised by how much I hear racism talked about and how little I actually see it," he writes. What's So Great About America is also vintage D'Souza, full of feisty arguments and sharp humor. He is perhaps better at explaining why America's critics are wrong than explaining why America's celebrants are right, but he's very good at both. Written in the months following the September 11 terrorist strikes, this book should find a large and receptive audience. --John Miller
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Very interesting to get another person's point of view; especially someone who is very intelligent. What I remember most (I read it a few months ago) was that the 'American poor' is many steps up from typical Third World living. Puts things in perspective a bit.
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This book is a unique opportunity for a person to view America thru
the eyes of an intelligent perceptive man that was born in India but lived
in America for the last 35 years while working for the White House as a
policy adviser and currently has a high position in a Washington think tank.
He was raised in a culture alongside Muslims and Hindus and has a unique perspective of America's role in a turbulent dogmatic world.
This permits you to see how and why European ... Read More
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This honest review of America as written by an author born in India should give everyone a better understanding how we as Americans try to share our values, wealth, strengths, and blessings for a better world.
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Lucidly and thoroughly exposes the myth of multiculturalism as exactly what it is: a western construct arising from the delusional minds of idealists with no basis in history, reality, or fact.
This very un-PC book is one of the best at demolishing, one by one, all of the false notions upon which the self-hatred of the west has been drilled into us by the remnants of the socialist leftist elites.
From exposing slavery, colonialism, and exploitation as part and parcel of ALL civilizations before ... Read More
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Dinesh D'Souza, who immigrated to America from India, has had great success in this country. He is both a bestselling author and a former White House policy analyst and he wants to tell the world exactly What's So Great About America. And please note that there is no question mark at the end of his book's title.
If Dinesh D'Souza or his publisher were concerned with being politically correct, this book would never have seen the light of day. D'Souza is not interested in defending an idealized version ... Read More
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