Exceptional America : Newness and National Identity (Major Concepts in Politics and Political Theory)

Abbott (political science, Wayne State U.) first explains the assumption that the US is different than any other country or experience not only in the whole world but in all history. Then he traces how it has played itself out in historical documents from before the Declaration of Independence to the novels of Marge Piercy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)