American Exceptionalism in the Age of Obama

Author:   Stephen Brooks
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415636414


Pages:   170
Publication Date:   14 November 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Stephen Brooks
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9780415636414


ISBN 10:   0415636418
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   14 November 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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?

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"""Stephen Brooks has written a thoughtful and provocative study that reminds us that we can ill afford to confuse debates over American declinism with lingering questions about American exceptionalism. His piercing insights about American exceptionalism during the age of Obama will resonate for years to come."" —Donald E. Abelson, The University of Western Ontario ""Mega kudos to Stephen Brooks for broaching such a touchy and controversial subject with admirable fairness, wonderful insight, and genuine erudition. Even experts in the field will learn a lot by reading this book."" —Andrei S. Markovits, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor"


Stephen Brooks has written a thoughtful and provocative study that reminds us that we can ill afford to confuse debates over American declinism with lingering questions about American exceptionalism. His piercing insights about American exceptionalism during the age of Obama will resonate for years to come. -Donald E. Abelson, The University of Western Ontario Mega kudos to Stephen Brooks for broaching such a touchy and controversial subject with admirable fairness, wonderful insight, and genuine erudition. Even experts in the field will learn a lot by reading this book. -Andrei S. Markovits, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor


Author Information

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.

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