The American experience has been defined, in part, by the rhetoric of exceptionalism. This book of 11 critical essays explores the notion as it is manifested ac

A powerful dissection of a core American myth. The idea that the United States is unlike every other country in world history is a surprisingly resilient one. T

American Exceptionalism provides an accessible yet comprehensive historical account of one of the most important concepts underlying modern theories of American

"American exceptionalism" was once a rather obscure and academic concept, but in the 2012 presidential election campaign the phrase attained unprecedented signi

This honors thesis aimed to look at the changeability of American Exceptionalism over time by examining presidential rhetoric in in State of the Union Addresses