... of these troubles—an attempt to solve them through international means, while serving U.S. national interests in tandem. As a scholar of American exceptionalism Huntington is—explicitly and openly—concerned about the political unity and cultural homogeneity of his country in the absence of the existential threat...

... that a slaveholding Union violated the spirit of the American founding, tarnishing the republic’s unique democracy. Competing claims to American exceptionalism rooted in irreconcilable debates about slavery gave voice to Lincoln’s belief that “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” The Union had to be either...

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... assemblies on English soil. Arbitration National Order of Potters American exceptionalism Sombart Werner American Federation of Labor Lenin Vladmir Amalgamated Society of Engineers Grand National Consolidated Trades Union Engels Friedrich Trades Union Congress Brotherhood of the Union fraternalism...

... to the study of American bureaucracy. In addition, the contributions of this research are discussed in order to understand the American administrative state, as well as attendant claims of American exceptionalism. Summarized next are the contributions of historical institutionalism to various policy areas...

...This chapter explores the impact of Muhammad Ali on Norman Mailer's non-fiction writing about heavyweight boxing. It places Mailer's mythic representation of Ali within the context of the author's views about African American exceptionalism and its revolutionary challenge to white bourgeois America...

...‘American exceptionalism in imprisonment’ has become a useful heuristic for analyzing the extremely high rates of imprisonment in the United States that emerged in the late 20th century. This perspective, however, has largely marginalized violent crime as an important and distinguishing feature...

... not use the term “American exceptionalism,” he proclaimed that America’s record in this century has been unparalleled in the world’s history for its responsibility, generosity, creativity, and progress. The chapter details how Nixon had extricated America from an unwinnable war and reconciled the country...

..., tolerance and curiosity, and loyalty and patriotism. The chapter observes American exceptionalism in Obama’s address, which he emphasized will compel Americans to set aside the childish things that strangled politics and sowed division. first inaugural address Barack Obama atheist agnostic American...

... liberal script Silver Laura Thrall Trevor Cerda Andy D’Anieri Andrew public opinion US foreign policy policy formation liberal international order American exceptionalism In 2017, Walter Russell Mead, among others, noted that Donald Trump’s election marked the first time since World War II...

... are reserved. How can we understand the relative strength of polarization and the authoritarian populist movement in the US? The chapter develops an endogenous explanation to this question: American exceptionalism breeds the exceptional strength and form of authoritarian populism in the US today. American...

...This chapter locates U.S. health institutions in the context of American society and culture, exploring “American Exceptionalism” and its implications for the particular structure and culture of health institutions. This context limits and shapes the forms and processes of social movements...

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... United States US decolonization Nazis Holman Frank Jessup Philip C McCarthy Joseph legalists United Nations War on Terror international court American exceptionalism international law decolonization empire In the chaotic aftermath of the Al-Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, President...

...This chapter describes General Leonard Wood's appointment as the interim Philippine governor-general on October 15, 1921. Wood was Francis Burton Harrison's complete opposite. He was an indefatigable worker, paid attention to details, and believed in American exceptionalism. Manuel Quezon...

...Chapter 1 delves into American Exceptionalism, its role in landscape paintings from the mid-nineteenth century, and the influence of its historical and theoretical precepts on Federal Architecture built overseas after the 1898 Spanish-American War. Within this context, the chapter reflects upon...

... with the discovery of fission in 1939 and ending with George W. Bush's nuclear policy and his preoccupation with the “axis of evil,” the book uncovers the deeply ideological underpinnings of U.S. nuclear policy—an ideology based on American exceptionalism, irrational faith in the power of technology, and racial...

...United States political institutions provide a compelling account of American exceptionalism in social policy: why the United States has a social insurance system that was late to develop and remains incomplete; spends relatively little on direct social policy; and relies on indirect and private...

...Exploring how the field of Asian American studies might transform the study of race in U.S. history more generally, this essay suggests the need to critique themes at the heart of American exceptionalism: immigration and assimilation or racial exclusion and national inclusion. By exposing...

... development. Several recent studies offer excellent templates for conducting research that integrates the roles of liberal ideas and illiberal purposes in explaining specific policy outcomes. American exceptionalism American Political Development APD classless society feudalism Hartz L liberalism Bailyn...