The Character of Nations (Record no. 11858)
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| fixed length control field | 01432nam a2200181 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 97020119 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780465028009 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 703213608 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | JA75.7 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.2 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Angelo Codevilla |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Character of Nations |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Basic Books |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 400 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In this cross-cultural study, Angelo M. Codevilla illustrates that as people shape their governments, they shape themselves. Drawing broadly from the depths of history, from the Roman republic to de Tocqueville's America, as well as from personal and scholarly observations of the world in the twentieth century, The Character of Nations reveals remarkable truths about the effects of government on a society's economic arrangements, moral order, sense of family life, and ability to defend itself.Codevilla argues that in present-day America, government has had a profound negative effect on societal norms. It has taught people to seek prosperity through connections with political power; it has fostered the atrophy of civic responsibility; it has waged a Kulturkampf against family and religion; and it has dug a dangerous chasm between those who serve in the military and those who send it in harm's way. Informative and provocative, The Character of Nations shows how the political decisions we make have higher stakes than simply who wins elections. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Social Science |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 10/20/2018 | 306.2 CODE | 65468 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |