American exceptionalism in the age of Obama /
The election of President Obama in 2008 and the apparent decline of American power in the world has rekindled an old and important debate. Is the United States exceptional in its values and institutions, as well as in the role that it is destined to play in world affairs?In this book, Stephen Brooks...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Series: | Routledge research in American politics and governance ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The election of President Obama in 2008 and the apparent decline of American power in the world has rekindled an old and important debate. Is the United States exceptional in its values and institutions, as well as in the role that it is destined to play in world affairs?In this book, Stephen Brooks argues that American exceptionalism has been and continues to be real. In making this argument he focuses on five aspects of American politics and society that are most crucial to an understanding of American exceptionalism today. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 154 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-145) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1136196234 (electronic bk.) 9781136196232 (electronic bk.) |