Preface: Love, Hate, and the Nation-StateI. On Narcissism and ExceptionalismPatriotism: Myths that Bind and BlindThe Angels, and Devils, of HistoryU.S. Exceptionalism: The City on the HillFrench Exceptionalism: Grandeur and la Mission CivilisatriceExceptionalism Light: God is Brazilian II. Variations on an Anti-American ThemeSibling Rivalries: Anti-Americanism in FranceL'Obsession: Anti-Americanism after 9/11Imaginary Tribes: the Anglo-SaxonsBrazil and the Collosus to the NorthThe View from the SouthFrom Francophilia to FrancophobiaAnti-French Hysteria and the American RightAnti-Semitism, Misogny, and the NeoConsIII. Discrepant Histories of CitizenshipNew Debates about Old RevolutionsIn the Name of God and the RepublicFoundational ContradictionsCitizenship in BrazilConstitutions and their DiscontentsThe Crisis of American Freedom Disjunctive DemocracyIV. Political Sense, Cultural NonsenseReturn to Exceptionalism: Socialism in AmericaThe Protestant Ethic/EthnicMisreading American ReligionAnglo-Saxons: the SequelLes Mains Salles, or Dirty HandsSubmerged Narcissisms Anti-Americanism: Dumb and SmartImrika Watani: An Arab-American Dirge for 9/11V. Contemporary Politics and the Crisis of DemocracyPricks and WimpsThe Fine Art of LyingFear, Catharsis and the Daily ShowSodomy, Sadism, and the Christian RightPatriotic BlackmailThe Pentagonization of PatriotismThe Demise of ReciprocityThe Illiberal MediaThe Wages of ExceptionalismVI. None Dare Call it PatriotismThe Contradictions of the RightWrestling with PatriotismWhy The Superpatriots are Not Patriots Patriotic FictionsPatriotism and the Pursuit of HappinessConclusionNotesIndex
