American exceptionalism reconsidered : U.S. foreign policy, human rights, and world order / David P. Forsythe and Patrice C. McMahon.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Forsythe, David P., 1941- (Author)
McMahon, Patrice C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Series:International studies intensives.
Subjects:
Human rights > Government policy > United States.
Exceptionalism > United States.
World politics > 21st century.
United States > Foreign relations > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States > Foreign relations > Public opinion.
Physical Description:xi, 160 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : the quest for a liberalized realism?
  • City on a hill? : American exceptionalism past and present
  • Promoting democracy after the Cold War : mission contained
  • Saving strangers : humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect (R2P)
  • U.S. detention and interrogation policies after 9/11/2001 : a tortured evolution
  • American exceptionalism reined in : the U.S. Supreme Court, corporations, and the Kiobel case
  • Hard times for human rights : the role of aspiring powers.