American Exceptionalism
- ISBN-10
- 1351576909
- ISBN-13
- 9781351576901
- Series
- American Exceptionalism
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 428
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-07-05
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Timothy Roberts
Description
American exceptionalism ? the idea that America is fundamentally distinct from other nations ? is a philosophy that has dominated economics, politics, religion and culture for two centuries. This collection of primary source material seeks to understand how this belief began, how it developed and why it remains popular.
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