The American Exception, Volume 2

This book examines what makes the United States an exceptional society, what impact it has had abroad, and why these issues have mattered to Americans. With historical and comparative evidence, Frank J. Lechner describes the distinctive path of American i

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american exception volume 2 Frank J. Lechner

The American Exception, Volume 2

Frank J. Lechner

The American Exception, Volume 2

Frank J. Lechner Department of Sociology Emory University Atlanta, USA

ISBN 978-1-137-58719-0    ISBN 978-1-137-58720-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58720-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957035 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: © Leigh Prather / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.

Preface

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Volume 2

Both the preface and Chap. 1 in volume 1 explain the purpose and thrust of this project. This volume completes it by analyzing exceptionalist claims about the U.S. economy, government, media, and the military and foreign affairs. Table 1 presents an overview of all the substantive chapters. Table 1  Chapter overview Institutional sector

Illustrative case Main analysis

Religion (Vol. 1, Chap. 3)

Megachurches

Law (Vol. 1, Chap. 4)

Capital punishment

Sports (Vol. 1, Chap. 5) Economy (Vol. 2, Chap. 1)

Baseball

Government (Vol. 2, Chap. 2)

Health insurance

Housing

Media Music (Vol. 2, Chap. 3) Military and foreign Wars on terror policy (Vol. 2, Chap. 4)

Evangelicalism and the religious exception Adversarial legalism and the legal exception Football and the sports exception Growth and the economic exception The welfare state and the governmental exception Television and the media exception Military force and the power exception

Identity discourse Civil religion

Global dimension Exporting America’s God

The Constitution

International law

Race and sports Global games Opportunity and mobility

World economy

Race and citizenship

Immigration

Imagining America America’s mission

Global movies Empire

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Contents

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