The New American Exceptionalism

by Donald E. Pease

Book Overview

For a half century following the end of World War II, the seemingly permanent cold war provided the United States with an organizing logic that governed nearly every aspect of American society and culture, giving rise to an unwavering belief in the nation's exceptionalism in global affairs and world history. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, this cold war paradigm was replaced by a series of new ideological narratives that ultimately resulted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2POHI4
• ISBN13: 9780816627837
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"