- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press (20 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0691116482
- ISBN-13: 978-0691116488
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 762,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An excellent new collection of essays on American exceptionalism. . . . Michael Ignatieff . . . seeks to distinguish between US 'exemptionalism,' double standards and legal isolationism. -- Quentin Peel, Financial Times
This collection on American exceptionalism seeks to explain the seeming paradox of US governmental support for, and aversion to, global human rights. . . . This study is an important contribution to the scholarship of international humanitarian law and US foreign policy. -- "Choice
[An] important collection of essays by leading scholars. . . . Together the authors wonderfully capture the complex interplay between values, law, and American power. -- G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs Magazine
Beyond providing a highly valuable and innovative study of American exceptionalism, this book makes an original contribution to scholarship and may start a long overdue conversation with conservatives about the origins of their grievances with international human rights standards. -- Michael J. Boyle, International Affairs
This collection on American exceptionalism seeks to explain the seeming paradox of US governmental support for, and aversion to, global human rights. . . . This study is an important contribution to the scholarship of international humanitarian law and US foreign policy. -- "Choice
[An] important collection of essays by leading scholars. . . . Together the authors wonderfully capture the complex interplay between values, law, and American power. -- G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs Magazine
Beyond providing a highly valuable and innovative study of American exceptionalism, this book makes an original contribution to scholarship and may start a long overdue conversation with conservatives about the origins of their grievances with international human rights standards. -- Michael J. Boyle, International Affairs
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This is an extremely interesting and well-written collection of essays on a very timely topic. Moreover, the contributors are some of the leading figures in the fields of international relations and international law. The book will certainly be read by scholars and practitioners and used as a supplemental text in courses, and it will appeal more broadly to people in America and abroad who are curious about the U.S. resistance to international treaties, international institutions, and foreign law.
(Sean D. Murphy, George Washington University, author of "United States Practice in International Law, Volume 1: 1999-2001" and "Humanitarian Intervention: The United Nations in an Evolving World Order" ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
(Sean D. Murphy, George Washington University, author of "United States Practice in International Law, Volume 1: 1999-2001" and "Humanitarian Intervention: The United Nations in an Evolving World Order" ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Since 1945 America has displayed exceptional leadership in promoting international human rights. Read the first page
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Anti-American "scholarship" at its worst
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Ignatieff's introductory essay is solid, but the rest of the contributions are only of interest if you already bemoan the ugly fact of American democracy obstructing the beautiful theories of international do-gooders. Look elsewhere for a serious treatment of this important subject.
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