American Exceptionalism Reconsidered: U.S. Foreign Policy, Human Rights, and World Order

by Patrice C. McMahon and David P. Forsythe

Is the US really exceptional in terms of its willingness to take universal human rights seriously? According to the rhetoric of American political leaders, the United States has a unique and lasting commitment to human rights principles and to a liberal world order centered on rule of law and human dignity. But when push comes to shove--most recently in Libya and Syria--the United States failed to stop atrocities and dithered as disorder spread...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138956791
• ISBN13: 9781138956797
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"