American Exceptionalism: The Origins, History, and Future of the Nation's Greatest Strength

American Exceptionalism: The Origins, History, and Future of the Nation's Greatest Strength
ISBN-10
1442222778
ISBN-13
9781442222779
Series
American Exceptionalism
Category
History
Pages
167
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated
Author
Charles W. Dunn

Description

American Exceptionalism provokes intense debates culturally, economically, politically, and socially. This collection, edited by Charles W. Dunn of Regent University's Robertson School of Government, brings together analysis of the idea's origins, history and future. Contributors include: Hadley Arkes, Michael Barone, James W. Ceasar, Charles W. Dunn, Daniel L. Dreisbach, T. David Gordon, Steven F. Hayward, Hugh Heclo, Marvin J. Folkertsma, William Kristol, and George H. Nash. While many now argue against the policies and ideology of American Exceptionalism as antiquated and expired, the authors collected here make the bold claim that a closer reading of our own history reveals that there is still an exceptional aspect of American thought, identity and government worth advancing and protecting. It will be the challenge of the coming American generations to both refine and examine what we mean when we call America "exceptional," and this book provides readers a first step towards a necessary understanding of the exceptional purpose, progress and promise of the United States of America.

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