Twilight of the Republic : : Empire and Exceptionalism in the American Political Tradition.
The uniqueness of America has been alternately celebrated and panned, emphasized and denied, for most of the country's history--both by its own people and by visitors and observers from around the world. The idea of "American exceptionalism" tends to provoke strong feelings, but few a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Lexington : : University Press of Kentucky,, 2013. Ã2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Problem of American Exceptionalism
- 2. John Winthrop: A Divinely Sanctioned, Practically Circumscribed Colony
- 3. The Founders: A Providentially Guided, Temporally Bound Country
- 4. Abraham Lincoln: An Ideally United, Potentially Unbound Union
- 5. Albert Beveridge: A Racially Defined, Imperially Aimed Nation
- Conclusion: The Possibility of a New and Traditional American Political Order
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.