American Exceptionalism in the Age of Obama

ISBN-13: 9780415636414 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 170 str.

Stephen Brooks

Opis

In this work, 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.

Spis treści

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?

O autorze

Stephen Brooks teaches at the University of Michigan and is Professor at the University of Windsor.  He teaches in the areas of Canadian politics and public administration, and American politics. His research interests include the political influence of intellectuals, political thought in Canada and the United States, federalism, and public policy.