American Exceptionalism

A Double-Edged Sword

By:

Seymour Martin Lipset

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"American values are quite complex," writes Seymour Martin Lipset, "particularly because of paradoxes within our culture that permit pernicious and beneficial social phenomena to arise simultaneously from the same basic beliefs." Born out of revolution, the United States has always considered itself an exceptional country of citizens unified by an allegiance to a common set of ideals, individualism, anti-statism, populism, and egalitarianism. This ideology, Professor Lipset observes, defines the limits of political debate in the United States and shapes our society. American Exceptionalism explains why socialism has never taken hold in the United States, why Americans are resistant to absolute quotas as a way to integrate blacks and other minorities, and why American religion and foreign policy have a moralistic, crusading streak.

Author Biography:

Seymour Martin Lipset is the Hazel Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Release date Australia

March 1st, 1996

Author

Seymour Martin Lipset

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

356

Dimensions

165x241x33

ISBN-13

9780393037258

Product ID

10537253

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