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Autore |
Brooks Stephen <1956-, > |
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Titolo |
American exceptionalism in the age of Obama / / Stephen Brooks |
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New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-08516-7 |
1-283-87166-1 |
1-136-19623-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (171 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge research in American politics and governance ; ; no. 4 |
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Soggetti |
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National characteristics, American |
Exceptionalism - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Foreign relations Philosophy |
United States Politics and government Philosophy |
United States Politics and government 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-145) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; American Exceptionalism in the Age of Obama; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Figure and Table Sources; Preface; 1. Bush, Obama, and the Reemergence of an Old Question; 2. State and Society in America; 3. Religion and American Society; 4. America's Role in the World; 5. Constitutional Exceptionalism; 6. The American Dream; 7. Still Exceptional, But Does It Matter?; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. They include the appropriate relationship between the stat |
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