The American exception. Volume 1 / Frank J. Lechner.
2017
E169.1
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Title
The American exception. Volume 1 / Frank J. Lechner.
Author
Lechner, Frank J., author
Edition
[First edition 2017].
ISBN
9781137587176 (electronic book)
1137587172 (electronic book)
1137587164
9781137587169
1137587172 (electronic book)
1137587164
9781137587169
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 253 pages).
Item Number
9781137587169
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E169.1
Dewey Decimal Classification
973
Summary
This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these issues have mattered to Americans. With historical and comparative evidence, Frank J. Lechner describes the distinctive path of American institutions and tracks changes in the country’s national identity in order to assess claims about America’s ‘exceptional’ qualities. The book analyzes several focal points of exceptionalist thinking about America, including the importance of US Constitution and the American sense of mission, and explores several aspects of America’s distinctive global impact; for example, in economics and film. In addition to discussing the distinctive global impact of the US, this first volume delves into religion, law, and sports. .
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2.“A Shining City”? Perspectives on the American Exception
3. “A Sea of Faith”: The American Religious Exception
4.“Equal Justice under Law”: The American Legal Exception
5. “Almost an Island unto Itself”: The American Sports Exception.
2.“A Shining City”? Perspectives on the American Exception
3. “A Sea of Faith”: The American Religious Exception
4.“Equal Justice under Law”: The American Legal Exception
5. “Almost an Island unto Itself”: The American Sports Exception.