American exceptionalizm?

[Joel S. Berson]

I was just about to write that the definition of
"American exceptionalism" has surely changed as
various political factions have attempted to co-op it to fit their own views.

Joel

At 2/22/2012 11:13 AM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
>On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:20 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:
>
> > Essentially the phrase simply means "the uniqueness of America."
>
>well, yes, but ...
>
>some good discussion in the latest issue of
>Daedalus, "On the American Narrative", especially:
>
>New York University history Professor David
>Levering Lewis, in “Exceptionalism’s Exceptions:
>The Changing American Narrative,” traces the
>history of American exceptionalism “from
>high-flown political science theory
to ideological boilerplate”
>
>and in “The American Mythos,” by Jay Parini, Middlebury College
>
>arnold

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