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Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century Hardcover – 27 May 2013

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Why America’s founding myths no longer apply, and why we must reconsider the facts of our history

Americans cherish their national myths, some of which predate the country’s founding. But the time for illusions, nostalgia, and grand ambition abroad has gone by, Patrick Smith observes in this original book. Americans are now faced with a choice between a mythical idea of themselves, their nation, and their global “mission,” on the one hand, and on the other an idea of America that is rooted in historical consciousness. To cling to old myths will ensure America’s decline, Smith warns. He demonstrates with deep historical insight why a fundamentally new perspective and self-image are essential if the United States is to find its place in the twenty-first century.

In four illuminating essays, Smith discusses America’s unusual (and dysfunctional) relation with history; the Spanish-American War and the roots of American imperial ambition; the Cold War years and the effects of fear and power on the American psyche; and the uneasy years from 9/11 to the present. Providing a new perspective on our nation’s current dilemmas, Smith also offers hope for change through an embrace of authentic history.

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240 pages
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English
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*Yale University Press
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27 May 2013
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15.56 x 2.22 x 23.5 cm
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0300176562
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978-0300176568
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Controversial and thought-provoking.--Kirkus Reviews
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Won a Honorable Mention for the 2104 Los Angeles Book Festival in the General Non-Fiction Category.--Los Angeles Book Festival "JM Northern Media LLC" (3/13/2014 12:00:00 AM)

"An exceptionally insightful approach that gets well beyond the usual yes/no declinist discourse, and challenges the American exceptionalism frame, in ways that are both historically informed and geared to the challenges of this new century and the need for 'a new idea of ourselves.'"--Bruce W. Jentleson, Duke University

--Bruce W. Jentleson

"An extremely ambitious book, Time No Longer brings together ideas about contemporary American politics and foreign policy with deep questions about the character and destiny of American society and some important ideas about how American attitudes to historical time will have to change. Patrick Smith makes a case that is bound to be controversial, but makes it bravely, thoughtfully and well. This should be an influential contribution to important national political and cultural debates."--Godfrey Hodgson, author of The Myth of American Exceptionalism

--Godfrey Hodgson

"Patrick Smith's is a brilliant and profound meditation on the relationship of modern Americans to their history and their myths, the best book anyone has written on the United States as it today exists. A work that will last."--William Pfaff, author of The Irony of Manifest Destiny.

--William Pfaff

"I can think of no American historian of the current era who more powerfully captures the way myth has informed consciousness in shaping the American worldview since the founding."--Mark Lytle, Bard College --Mark Lytle

About the Author

Patrick Smith was the International Herald Tribune's bureau chief in Hong Kong and then Tokyo from 1985 to 1992, when he also wrote "Letter from Tokyo" for the New Yorker. He is the author of four previous books and contributes frequently to the New York Times, Business Week, Time, and other publications. He lives in Norfolk, CT.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ *Yale University Press; 1st edition (27 May 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300176562
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300176568
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.56 x 2.22 x 23.5 cm

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Cherith Cutestory

Profound, and a joy to read. Masterclass on how to write.

Reviewed in the United States on 15 July 2023

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This book is dazzlingly good. It is not just the deep and meaningful insights that the author rains on the reader, but the sheer joy of reading is what really jumped out at me. Patrick's writing style is unique and remarkably good. He crafts words with such beauty, it is really a sight to behold. I got this book after it was recommended to me by some well-read friends I trust, and it lived up to my expectations, but I had no idea it was so pleasurable to read. You simply can't put it down.

Love it, and you will too.

Jay M.

Thought Provoking & Controvertial

Reviewed in the United States on 16 December 2019

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The author is very literate so his style takes a bit of getting used to but it’s a thought provoking book that really get you thinking about how Americans view history and America’s place in the world. In general, the books goes into how the revolutionary ideal of “America” is giving way to the US as simply another nation state. A controversial splash of cold water realism or advocacy of going quietly into the good night of history? Read and decide for yourself.

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Classical

Good enough to read twice!

Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2017

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Patrick Smith's book was published in 2013 so it doesn't discuss the particular peculiar circumstances of 2017 US politics but it does go a long way in explaining how this unfortunate election happened in this country, at this time. In that way it is prescient and that's always a good test of validity for any thesis. The book is very clearly written and yet not simplistic in it's analysis or opinion. It's laid out very logically and Mr's Smith's thesis is, overall, very understandable. Congratulations to him for the accomplishment of this book. The breakdown of ideas into four distinct essays makes it easy to get a good hold on each of the ideas presented and makes it easy to go back and review previous material as the book progresses. I found myself doing that since each essay both stands alone and builds on the previous ones. I plan to reread this book again soon. I'll let it digest for a while then revisit. That's how good and important I found this book to be.

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William Poy Lee, Esq.

Abstruse

Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2014

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As an expat, I too have come to see that America is at a crossroads as the one super-power left standing. But Smith meanders too much as he attempts to explain how America historically vacillates between its biblical inspired role of saving the world for democracy - i.e., the American Century from the 1890s into the 2000s - and the realistic, pragmatic role it must now play in a multipolar world. In four essays, Smith attempts to build a case that America must move away from the ideological myth of America which has already mired us into two unwinnable wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this century alone. Further, we must be a strong nation that takes care of Main Street and respectfully build alliances with reemergent powers and not just a powerful nation that bullies the world to fit in with our notions of a correct world. Failing that, American will decline.

I prefer his articles analyzing current events. There, he makes his points concisely and clearly. Smith fails to do so here.

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Charles E. Carroll

Put you to sleep!

Reviewed in the United States on 17 July 2022

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Not sure what audience this book was aimed at. I had to skip through 90 pages before I came to anything of interest and it did not last long. First book I did not finish.

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