{"product_id":"0674749251","title":"The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Real American Dream One Of The Nation's Premier Literary Scholars Searches Out The Symbols And Stories By Which Americans Have Reached For Something Beyond Worldly Desire. A Spiritual History Ranging From The First English Settlements To The Present Day, The Book Is Also A Lively, Deeply Learned Meditation On Hope. Andrew Delbanco Tells Of The Stringent God Of Protestant Christianity, Who Exerted Immense Force Over The Language, Institutions, And Customs Of The Culture For Nearly Two Hundred Years. He Describes The Falling Away Of This God And The Rise Of The Idea Of A Sacred Nation-state. And, Finally He Speaks Of Our Own Moment, When Symbols Of Nationalism Are In Decline, Leaving Us With Nothing To Satisfy The Longing For Transcendence Once Sustained By God And Nation.--jacket. Ch. 1. God -- Ch. 2. Nation -- Ch. 3. Self. Andrew Delbanco. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 121-138) And Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEthics \u0026amp; Morality\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSocial Sciences\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delbanco, Andrew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvard University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780674749252\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":49279077351614,"sku":"0674749251-5","price":11.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61WDcU4UHmL.jpg?v=1791942613","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0674749251","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}