America ascendant [recurso electrónico]: the rise of American exceptionalism

America Ascendant 'vividly portrays the global crisis that brought the media and the government into an alliance that changed the course of American and world history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt organized an extraordinary partnership between the U.S. government and America’s media outlets to communicate to the reluctant and isolationist American public the nature of the threat that World War II posed to the nation and the world. The coalition’s aim was to promote the concept of American exceptionalism and use it to galvanize the public for the government’s cause. America Ascendant 'details the efforts of many prominent individuals and officials to harness the collective energy of the nation and guide the United States throughout World War II then describes its aftermath and the Cold War period. Dennis M. Spragg demonstrates how the news and entertainment of American broadcasters such as David Sarnoff, William Paley, and Elmer Davis helped rally the American people to fashion a new liberal democratic order to stop the global spread of Communism. This media-government alliance, however, was not achieved without difficulty. Spragg highlights the competing visions and personalities that clashed, as media and government leaders tried to develop the paradigm that ultimately shifted American cultural and political thought. Throughout this searching history he sheds light on the underappreciated coordination between the media and the government to establish a liberal democratic world order and demonstrates why American exceptionalism still matters. ' ' America Ascendant' vividly portrays the global crisis that brought the media and the government into an alliance that changed the course of American and world history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt organized an extraordinary partnership between the U.S. government and America?s media outlets to communicate to the reluctant and isolationist American public the nature of the threat that World War II posed to the nation and the world. The coalition?s aim was to promote the concept of American exceptionalism and use it to galvanize the public for the government?s cause.0'America Ascendant' details the efforts of many prominent individuals and officials to harness the collective energy of the nation and guide the United States throughout World War II then describes its aftermath and the Cold War period. Dennis M. Spragg demonstrates how the news and entertainment of American broadcasters such as David Sarnoff, William Paley, and Elmer Davis helped rally the American people to fashion a new liberal democratic order to stop the global spread of Communism.0This media-government alliance, however, was not achieved without difficulty. Spragg highlights the competing visions and personalities that clashed, as media and government leaders tried to develop the paradigm that ultimately shifted American cultural and political thought. Throughout this searching history he sheds light on the underappreciated coordination between the media and the government to establish a liberal democratic world order and demonstrates why American exceptionalism still matters Manifest Destiny -- From Sea To Shining Sea -- American Gospel -- Arsenal Of Democracy -- The Great Crusade -- Why We Fight -- Good Neighbor -- Command Performance -- Pax Americana -- Road To Victory -- United Nations -- A New Frontier -- Epilogue. Weaving Together Social, Military And Political History, America Ascendant Presents The Extraordinary World War Ii Alliance Between The Media And Government That Conceived The Ideal Of American Exceptionalism And Established A Century Of American Global Leadership. -- Provided By Publisher. Dennis M. Spragg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Illustrations Prologue List of Abbreviations Part I 1. From Sea to Shining Sea 2. Gospel of Americanism 3. Arsenal of Democracy Part II 4. Why We Fight 5. Good Neighbor 6. Command Performance Part III 7. Road to Victory 8. United Nations 9. A New Frontier Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index