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Showing 1 to 20 of 183 for “"patriotism"”.
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Patriotism Among Muslim American Opinion Leaders
… how opinion leaders address the question of patriotism, Americanness, hyphenated identities, and the implications of such a discourse. The study is confined to Wayne County, MI, because of the significant role Muslim Americans have played in labor struggles, local culture, civil rights, and …
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New patriotism of the post-1980s generation in China
… dissertation analyses the new characteristics of patriotism of Post-1980s generation in China. The analysis is based on a carefully-designed research process. The findings are focused on the research questions. The new patriotism of Post-1980s generation in China has been presented by newspapers. …
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The Oath Keepers: Patriotism, Dissent, and the Edge of Violence
<p>This dissertation investigates a prominent group in the patriot/militia movement called the Oath Keepers. It explores how the group uses references to core political ideas and important political events from American history. It argues that these rhetorical strategies serve three purposes: (1) …
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Lessons in Loyalty: American Patriotism and Education in the Progressive Era
… legal standards requiring outward expressions of patriotism in schools. Promoters of patriotic education sought to entrench a political culture of national reverence in the nation’s public schools as a way of shaping generations of citizens’ ideologies. By the time Americans entered World War I –– …
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Lessons in Loyalty: American Patriotism and Education in the Progressive Era
… legal standards requiring outward expressions of patriotism in schools. Promoters of patriotic education sought to entrench a political culture of national reverence in the nation’s public schools as a way of shaping generations of citizens’ ideologies. By the time Americans entered World War I –– …
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Politics, patriotism, pageantry : performing power at the Texas Cotton Palace, 1910-1930.
… Uncle Sam's rousing wartime displays of patriotism in the form of battle reenactments and the prominence of service members in key events, and the Queen of Waco's endorsement of the community elite through the allegorical pageantry and exclusivity of the Queen's Ball.
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William Henry Harrison's Indiana: Paternalism and Patriotism on the Frontier, 1795--1812
I argue that Americans prior to the War of 1812 maintained practially the same ideology that had driven them through the Revolution, i.e., a tendency to attribute all social or political ills to British influence. The Declaration of Independence had blamed George III for slavery, Indian wars, and …
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The Transformation of Civic Identity and Local Patriotism in Hamburg, 1790 to 1815
… in 1814 with a new narrowly defined notion of patriotism that marginalized its previous ethical code and emphasized defense from tyranny and a new local identity celebrating commercial Hanseatic solidarity. The decline in traditional communal patriotism combined with Hanseatic solidarity …
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A Philosophical Analysis of the Educational Debates in Japan Over Patriotism and Peace
After exploring these different educational goals, I examine whether such a conflict is inevitable or is driven by forces beyond educational justification. Several social and political factors inherent in this debate are presented and then explored to reveal what might be reasonably justified in …
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Patriotism, Courtesy of Toby Keith: The Voice of Country Music After September 11
… Civil War, that of producing wartime songs of patriotism. I conducted an organic analysis of both songs as rhetorical acts produced and consumed within a particular rhetorical context. Because country music is fundamentally a discourse that celebrates the attitudes, values and experiences of …
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Thorns in the side of patriotism: Tory activity in southwest Virginia, 1776-1782
The activity of southwest Virginia (Botetourt, Montgomery, and Washington Counties) Tories is important because of the presence of the all-important Lead Mines in what was then Montgomery County. During the Revolution the Montgomery Mines supplied the needs of the Continental Army, the Commonwealth …
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On nation, homeland, and democracy: Toward a novel three-factor measurement model for nationalism and patriotism
The nationalism-patriotism distinction is one of the most influential distinctions in the field of political psychology. While frequently used, the distinction suffers from a number of shortcomings that have hitherto been devoted little attention to. This dissertation aims to contribute to fill …
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Troubled Trinity: Love, Religion and Patriotism in Liam O'Flaherty's First Novel, <em>Thy neighbour's wife</em>.
<p>The focus of this research is a detailed analysis of Liam O'Flaherty's first published novel, <em>Thy Neighbour's Wife</em>, as an underlying autobiographical portrait depicted in the main character, Fr. Hugh McMahon. Although never touted as an autobiography, this study shows O'Flaherty drew …
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The Dublin Library Society and its founding members: associational activity and cultural patriotism in late-eighteenth-century Dublin.
… towards it, and its position promoting cultural patriotism and inclusivity in public library service provision in late-eighteenth-century Dublin. Also, a detailed prosopographical analysis of the librarys founding subscribers, specifically for their occupational backgrounds and associational …
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"Nothing to Fear from the Influence of Foreigners:" The Patriotism of Richmond's German-Americans during the Civil War
Before and during the Civil War, Richmond's German-Americans were divided by their diverse politics, economic interests, cultures, and religions. Some exhibited Confederate sentiments and others Unionist. At the start of the war, scores of Richmond's German-born men volunteered for Confederate …
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Serving the Patris in the Roman Empire: Civic Patriotism in Basil of Caesarea, the Emperor Julian, and Gregory Nazianzus
This thesis is a study of civic patriotism in the fourth-century Roman Empire in the East. Civic patriotism is often viewed as dead or irrelevant in late Antiquity. This thesis argues that civic patriotic language remained a powerful force, being endorsed, adapted and contested by a variety of …
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