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“A Theory of America”: Mythmaking with Richard Slotkin
"I was always working on a theory of America."
by
Kathleen Belew
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Richard S. Slotkin
via
Public Books
on
April 19, 2024
The Military, Minorities, and Social Engineering
Trump’s transgender ban restarts the debate about the relation between military service and social policy.
by
Richard S. Slotkin
via
The Conversation
on
August 7, 2017
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A Great Disorder
: National Myth and the Battle for America
Richard S. Slotkin
2024
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