The Way of the WASP: How it Made America, and how it Can Save It, So to SpeakFree Press, 1991 - 171 頁 Richard Brookhiser examines one of the most talked-about and most misunderstood groups in American life. Not long before his election, candidate George Bush was surprised to discover that much of the electorate's interest in him was due to a national inclination to rediscover traditional WASP values and styles such as personal modesty, public service and quiet steadfastness. In the 20th century, it was WASP adherence to tradition, restrained emotions, and distrust of charisma that made them an object of cultural and social scorn, often from within their own ranks. Brookheiser argues that this misunderstood group actually embodied the potent values that shaped many aspects of American life. |
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... Irish - not the dour Orange garrison of Ulster , but the Irish the word usually conjures up offers an extreme case of the difficulties of blending in , and of success even in spite of difficulties . To other newcomers , the Irish seem ...
... Irish - not the dour Orange garrison of Ulster , but the Irish the word usually conjures up offers an extreme case of the difficulties of blending in , and of success even in spite of difficulties . To other newcomers , the Irish seem ...
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... Irish record in America is filled with problems . In terms of average income , the Irish advanced slowly relative to later immi- grant groups . The Irish ran urban and statewide political ma- chines , a sign of power but also of ...
... Irish record in America is filled with problems . In terms of average income , the Irish advanced slowly relative to later immi- grant groups . The Irish ran urban and statewide political ma- chines , a sign of power but also of ...
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... Irish conscience was , until quite recently , the Roman Catholic Church . For a century the Irish ruled it , and it ruled them . One of the French clerics who still ran the American church at the end of the eighteenth century referred ...
... Irish conscience was , until quite recently , the Roman Catholic Church . For a century the Irish ruled it , and it ruled them . One of the French clerics who still ran the American church at the end of the eighteenth century referred ...
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