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Power and willpower in the American future
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Robert J. Lieber |
"To argue against the widely proclaimed idea of American decline might seem a lonely task. After all, the problems are real and serious. Yet if we take a longer view, much of the discourse about decl… |
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Unusually cruel
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Marc Morjé Howard |
The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies. Indeed, while the U.S. is home to 5 percent of the… |
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Exceptionalism and industrialisation
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Leandro Prados de la Escosura |
"This book explores the question of British exceptionalism in the period from the Glorious Revolution to the Congress of Vienna. Leading historians examine why Great Britain emerged from years of sus… |
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The America syndrome
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Betsy Hartmann |
"In this thought-provoking, big-idea book, Betsy Hartmann sheds light on a pervasive but--until now--invisible theme shaping the American mindset: apocalyptic thinking, or the belief that the end of … |
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Inventing freedom
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Daniel Hannan |
Why does the world speak English? Why does every country at least pretend to aspire to representative government, personal freedom, and an independent judiciary? This book is an ambitious account of … |
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The limits of power
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Andrew J. Bacevich |
Bacevich traces how America's messianic exceptionalism coupled with the rise of the military from Truman on has lead to the current dismal relationship between America and the world. |
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American exceptionalism, American anxiety
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Jonathan A. Glickstein |
"The Mythology of nineteenth-century American economic exceptionalism trumpeted the positive work incentives prevailing in a society of scarce labor, weak class barriers, and abundant opportunity. Th… |
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