Meeting the Enemy : American Exceptionalism and International Law /

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Since its founding, the United States has defined itself as the supreme protector of freedom throughout the world, pointing to its Constitution as the model of law to ensure democracy at home and to protect human rights internationally. Although the United States has consistently emphasized the impo...

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Autor principal: Saito, Natsu Taylor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2010]
Colección:Critical America ; 65
Temas:
Exceptionalism > History > United States.
Exceptionalism > United States > History.
International law > Public opinion.
International law.
Manifest Destiny.
Political culture > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
LAW / International.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Saving Civilization
  • 2 Civilizing the Other
  • 3 "A City on a Hill"
  • 4 Establishing the Republic
  • 5 A Manifest Destiny
  • 6 American Imperial Expansion
  • 7 Making the World Safe for Democracy
  • 8 The New World Order and American Hegemony
  • 9 Confronting American Exceptionalism
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • List of Cases
  • Index
  • About the Author

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