American Exceptionalism in the Age of Obama

by Stephen Brooks

Book Overview

The election of President Obama in 2008 and the apparent decline of American power in the world has rekindled an old and important debate. Is the United States exceptional in its values and institutions, as well as in the role that it is destined to play in world affairs?

In this book, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138015768
• ISBN13: 9781138015760
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"