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Twilight of the Republic : Empire and Exceptionalism in the American Political Tradition /

The uniqueness of America has been alternately celebrated and panned, emphasized and denied, for most of the country's history -- both by its own people and by visitors and observers from around the world. The idea of ""American exceptionalism"" tends to provoke strong feeli...

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Main Author: Litke, Justin B., 1984-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo

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