The American Exception, Volume 1

• Main Author: Lechner, Frank J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; United States > Study and teaching.; United States > History.; Cultural studies.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781137587176
• Physical Description: XV, 253 p. online resource.

This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these issues have mattered to Americans. With historical and comparative evidence, Frank J. Lechner describes the distinctive path of American institutions and tracks changes in the country...