The American exception. Volume 1 / Frank J. Lechner.

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The American exception. Volume 1 / Frank J. Lechner.

[First edition 2017].

9781137587176 (electronic book)
1137587172 (electronic book)
1137587164
9781137587169

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

English

1 online resource (xv, 253 pages).

9781137587169

E169.1

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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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