Exceptional America : What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other /

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Why did Donald Trump follow Barack Obama into the White House? Why is America so polarized? And how does American exceptionalism explain these social changes? In this provocative book, Mugambi Jouet describes why Americans are far more divided than other Westerners over basic issues, including wealt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jouet, Mugambi (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
Exceptionalism > United States.
National characteristics, American.
Polarization (Social sciences) > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
abortion.
american exceptionalism.
anti intellectualism.
capital punishment.
christian fundamentalism.
climate change.
conservatives.
conspiracies.
criminal justice.
death penalty.
evolution.
gay rights.
gender roles.
global warming.
government.
gun control.
health care.
human rights.
lgbtq.
liberals.
mass incarceration.
nonfiction.
polarization.
political divide.
political science.
politics.
presidents.
prison reform.
public policy.
reproductive rights.
social issues.
torture.
trust in government.
war.
wealth inequality.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. One Nation, Divisible
  • 2. From the American Enlightenment to Anti-Intellectualism
  • 3. The Exceptional Influence of Christian Fundamentalism
  • 4. The Culture Wars of Faith, Sex, and Gender
  • 5. Between Democracy and Plutocracy
  • 6. Millions Standing against Their Own Economic Interest
  • 7. Mass Incarceration, Executions, and Gun Violence in "the Land of the Free"
  • 8. America and the World
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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