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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153192903321

Autore

Forsythe David P. <1941-, >

Titolo

American exceptionalism reconsidered : U.S. foreign policy, human rights, and world order / / David P. Forsythe and Patrice C. McMahon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-66552-2

1-317-35236-X

1-317-35237-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

International Studies Intensives

Altri autori (Persone)

McMahonPatrice C

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

Human rights - Government policy - United States

Exceptionalism - United States

World politics - 21st century

United States Foreign relations Moral and ethical aspects

United States Foreign relations Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the quest for a liberalized realism? -- City on a hill? : American exceptionalism past and present -- Promoting democracy after the Cold War : mission contained -- Saving strangers : humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect (R2P) -- US detention and interrogation policies after 9/11/2001 : a tortured evolution -- American exceptionalism reined in : the US Supreme Court, corporations, and the Kiobel case -- Hard times for human rights : the role of aspiring powers.