Exceptionalism

ISBN-13: 9780367535193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 206 str.

Lars Jensen; Kristín Loftsdóttir

Opis

Through comparative case studies from around the world, this book maps the concept exceptionalism, investigating its meaning and uses while demonstrating the ways in which it manifests itself in different historical and geographical settings, coming to occupy an important narrative position in relation to different nation states.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. From Colonial to Postcolonial Exceptionalism  2. Welfare state exceptionalism in the Nordic countries and Britain  3. Nation-building and Nation Branding  4. Altered states of exceptions: Africa-Europe/ US-Latin America  5. Exceptionalism in the Times of Crisis and Pandemics