Is America Different? A New Look at American Exceptionalism
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`Richard Hofstadter once remarked: "It has been our fate as a nation not to have ideologies but to be one." In this stimulating volume, Shafer and his colleagues make a significant contribution to explaining that ideology today - and the distinctive American traits which comprise it.' Financial Times
`Greeley and Wildavsky's contributions along with those of Seymour Martin Lipset and Daniel Bell - two authors whose contribution to the exceptionalism debate over the past four decades has been seminal - ensures a place for the book on the reading list of any student of the subject.' David McKay, Times Higher Education Supplement
'American exceptionalism may then lie in being a model that fits the rest of the world much more than Europe ever could. As the bipolar world unfreezes, this model commands attention and this valuable book is an excellent beginning.' David Morgan, University of Liverpool, American Politics Review, Number 28 July 1992
`Is America Different? is a standing invitation to other, parallel conferences in the humanities, arts, and sciences ... Shafer's volume sets an intellectual and scholarly standard for discussion and debate.' American Politics