Word: legacyism
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THE COMPLETE DEAN BENEDETTI RECORDINGS OF CHARLIE PARKER (Mosaic). Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker almost single-handedly changed the course of jazz history with his lightning-fingered improvisations, rhythmic subtleties and harmonic genius -- not to mention the fast-living, drug-shooting life-style that led to his death at 34 and...
The cliche that generals are always fighting the last war is far less true than the notion that a nation is always reliving it. Great wars define the psyche and sensibilities of a people for decades -- until the next one rewrites memories and reshapes character. The legacy of World War...
Then came Vietnam. The residue of World War II was Bretton Woods, NATO, the free world. All that is left of Vietnam is the Vietnam Memorial. The confidence in America's right and trust in America's power that were the legacy of World War II collapsed in the face...
What is at stake in the gulf war is the Vietnam legacy, whether it should be seen as a historical aberration or the historical norm. In Vietnam, was America defeated by a constellation of contingencies, or was character destiny? Did it succumb to an unfavorable local topography (that neutralized American...
Of course, if the war turns out badly, this new American self-image will turn into a desert mirage. And a historic opportunity for the self- transformation of America will have been missed. Even if the war does turn out well, the postwar euphoria will eventually fade too. But it...