Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation

Schuck, Peter H. & James Q Wilson (editors)

ISBN 10: 158648561X / ISBN 13: 9781586485610

Edité par Public Affairs, New York, 2008

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8vo, 707 pp.

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• Titre: Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation
• Éditeur: Public Affairs, New York
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 158648561X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781586485610
• Reliure: hardcover
• Édition: 1st.
• État de l'article: Fine copy in fine dust jacket
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • American History

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Synopsis

What is America? Is it a hegemonic superpower, composed of ruthlessly selfish capitalists? Or is it a land of hope and glory, a shelter for the huddled masses, and a beacon of freedom and enlightenment? The definition of this complex nation has been debated substantially, yet all seem to agree on one thing: it is unique. The idea of an exceptional America can be traced all the way back to Alexis de Tocqueville's nineteenth-century observations of a newly formed democracy that seemed determined to distinguish itself from the rest. Little, it seems, has changed.

Building on de Tocqueville's concept of American exceptionalism, this collection of essays, contributed by some of the nation's top scholars and thinkers, takes on the weighty task of sizing up America in a way its people and others can comprehend. Far more than simple history, they outline the current state of American institutions and policies—from the legal system to marriage to the military to the Drug War—and anticipate where these are headed in the future.

À propos de l?auteur

Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He is the author of many books, including Targeting in Social Problems.
James Q.Wilson, a former president of the American Political Science Association, was for twenty-six years the Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard and then for twelve years the Collins Professor of Management and Public Policy at UCLA.