American exceptionalism : the effects of plenty on the American experience / Arnon Gutfield.
American exceptionalism : the effects of plenty on the American experience / Arnon Gutfield.
American exceptionalism : the effects of plenty on the American experience / Arnon Gutfield.
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Brighton, [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N973/512
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English
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xx, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Aviam Soifer -- I. Europe Dreamt and America Realized the Enlightenment, or Did It? -- II. American Exceptionalism and the Forces that Maintain It -- III. The Unique Nature of American Political Violence -- IV. The Deprivation of Indian Sovereignty -- V. Genocide, North American Style.
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Brighton, [England] ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 2002.
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England
Date Published
2002.
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"In general, all societies have evolved from a background in which people were many and resources were few. Thus the creation of their ideas, values, and institutions needed to adjust to that reality. The history of the United States, however, makes it an exception. There people were few but resources were endless. Thus, American traditions, values...
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American exceptionalism : the effects of plenty on the American experience / Arnon Gutfield.
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Includes bibliography (p. 234-244) and index.
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N973/512
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74VK23lPlmJy
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1903900085 :
9781903900086 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1903900085 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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973
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