American exceptionalism in the age of Obama / Stephen Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Stephen, 1956- author.

Series:

Routledge research in American politics and governance ; 4.

Routledge research in American politics and governance ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, American.

Exceptionalism--United States.

Exceptionalism.

United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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. They include the appropriate relationship between the stat

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-145) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-08516-7

1-283-87166-1

1-136-19623-4

9780203085165

OCLC:

822025283