Exceptional America : what divides Americans from the world and from each other /

"Why does a country built on the concept of liberty have the highest incarceration rate in the world? How could the first Western nation to elect a person of color as its leader suffer from institutional racism? How does Christian fundamentalism coexist with gay marriage in the American imagina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jouet, Mugambi, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
2000-2099
Exceptionalism > United States.
National characteristics, American.
Exceptionnalisme > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Economic policy.
Exceptionalism.
Politics and government.
Social policy.
United States > Social policy.
United States > Economic policy.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
États-Unis > Politique économique.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • One nation, divisible
  • From the American Enlightenment to anti-intellectualism
  • The exceptional influence of Christian fundamentalism
  • The culture wars of faith, sex, and gender
  • Between democracy and plutocracy
  • Millions standing against their own economic interest
  • Mass incarceration, executions, and gun violence in "the land of the free"
  • America and the world.

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