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The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free Hardcover – November 5, 2019

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It is one of our most honored clichés that America is an idea and not a nation. This is false. America is indisputably a nation, and one that desperately needs to protect its interests, its borders, and its identity.

The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump swept nationalism to the forefront of the political debate. This is a good thing. Nationalism is usually assumed to be a dirty word, but it is a foundation of democratic self-government and of international peace.

National Review editor Rich Lowry refutes critics on left and the right, reclaiming the term “nationalism” from those who equate it with racism, militarism and fascism. He explains how nationalism is an American tradition, a thread that runs through such diverse leaders as Alexander Hamilton, Teddy Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ronald Reagan.

In The Case for Nationalism, Lowry explains how nationalism was central to the American Project. It fueled the American Revolution and the ratification of the Constitution. It preserved the country during the Civil War. It led to the expansion of the American nation’s territory and power, and eventually to our invaluable contribution to creating an international system of self-governing nations.

It’s time to recover a healthy American nationalism, and especially a cultural nationalism that insists on the assimilation of immigrants and that protects our history, civic rituals and traditions, which are under constant threat. At a time in which our nation is plagued by self-doubt and self-criticism, The Case for Nationalism offers a path for America to regain its national self-confidence and achieve continued greatness.

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“Rich Lowry not only makes an original and compelling case for nationalism but also carefully demonstrates how throughout Western history and literature, enlightened nationhood was the glue that held diverse democratic societies together in peace and kept them safe in war. A fascinating, erudite—and much-needed—defense of a hallowed idea unfairly under current attack.” — Victor Davis Hanson

“America is an idea, but it’s not only an idea: America is also a nation with flesh-and-blood people, particular lands with real borders, and its own history and culture. Rich Lowry’s learned and brisk The Case for Nationalism defends these unfashionable truths against transnational assault from both the left and the right while reminding us that nationalist sentiments are essential to self-government.” — Tom Cotton

“Rich Lowry’s The Case for Nationalism is a massively important exploration of what nationalism really means, how it has been radically misinterpreted, and why American nationalism, properly construed, is essential to the project of restoring unity and purpose in our country.” — Ben Shapiro

“Anyone who loves freedom knows that nothing today is more tragically misunderstood than the vital subject of this important book. I thank God that someone of the caliber of my friend Rich Lowry has taken it on as he so brilliantly has!” — Eric Metaxas

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Rich Lowry was named editor of National Review in 1997 by the magazine’s founder, William F. Buckley Jr. He writes a twice-weekly syndicated column and appears frequently as a political commentator on public-affairs programs. He is the author of Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream—and How We Can Do It Again and Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years, a New York Times bestseller. 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Broadside Books (November 5, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062839640
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062839640
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019
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Everyone should read this book. The author presents a great argument for
why nationalism is important for our country. It is clearly well researched
and very well done. Highly recommended.
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Machiara
5.0 out of 5 stars An important re-examination of a powerful political force
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019
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I don't believe that negative reviewers here are really grappling with Lowry's argument, which is that a sense of national solidarity and of "nation" itself is both an important component of peaceful relations among a nation's own citizens but also a brake on the sort of Hitlerian imperialist adventurism another reviewer accuses him of supporting.

According to Lowry, a properly-understood nationalism respects the prerogative of other nations to govern themselves in the same way that it guards a nation's own right to self-determination. According to Lowry, the force of nationalism fundamentally dooms all imperial and colonialist projects to failure.

He also recognizes that nationalism is something of an impersonal force of human nature that can be harnessed for both good and bad purposes. In this book, Lowry attempts to redeem this concept in the national imagination so that its power is not left unattended for the use of those with less beneficent intentions.
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shubie
4.0 out of 5 stars Dry read, excellent argument.
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2019
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A bit academic in tone. Good argument for nationalism. Well researched. Not partisan at all, does not advocate for either left or right.
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Peter P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Eminently readable, this book tackles critically important subject.
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Excellent book. A clear and concise exploration of understanding the actual meaning of nationalism as opposed to the oft peddled demagoguery.
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Rebecca Malsnee-Fossett
3.0 out of 5 stars How might international cooperation fit in a nationalistic model?
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2020
I was disappointed that Mr. Lowry did not discuss international cooperation, which I consider urgent in today's world, and how it might fit in a nationalistic model. This omission seems significant considering the many shared concerns confronting the international community, including terrorism, climate change, extreme poverty, and now (2020), possibly most concerning of all, pandemic disease. Our current President seems intent on trashing traditional models of cooperation in favor of his "America First" approach.

Mr. Lowry's concept of Nationalism is benign as it centers on reasonable principles--national sovereignty, governance, secure borders and trade which is fair to the United States; other reviewers have characterized it as "anodyne" or uncontroversial. However, if the author wants to put a positive spin on Nationalism, or even an uncontroversial one, I think that it is a mistake for him to introduce his book with "What Trump Realized," a discussion of Nationalism in the extreme Trump style.

Though Lowry declares that the basic propositions of Donald Trump's Nationalism should be uncontroversial and hard to oppose, Trump's Nationalism has been loud and unstatesmanlike to start, and xenophobic, authoritarian, and I daresay, demagogic to boot. The conduct of Trump's Nationalism, if not its basic propositions, is hardly uncontroversial, and does not support the author's "Case for Nationalism."

The author does display a remarkable grasp of history, particularly with respect to ancient Israel, imperial Britain, and the early settlement of the United States, and how they all relate to the history of Nationalism.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nationalism is for everyone
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021
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Lowry makes a compelling and sensible case for love of country and our promotion of same - toward the betterment and benefit of ALL its citizens. Failure to do so puts us all in peril.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nationalism properly Understood
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He makes a strong case for the necessity of a unifying, patriotic nationalism that differs from what many think of as nationalism and associated evils.
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Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars True history of nationalism
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2020
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I would recommend to liberals not yet radicalized. Get a broad range of what American nationalism is about. Best book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME
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