American Exceptionalism and the Myth of the Frontiers

Rajiv Malhotra

Chapter Chapter Nine in The Challenge of Eurocentrism: Global Perspectives, Policy, and Prospects, 2009, pp 171-215 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract A popular misconception, even among many intellectuals, is that Americans have no deep history or any particular culture. It is thought that Americans are a “young country” with no historical or cultural baggage. A consequence of this is that American thought may sometimes present itself as culturally neutral, without a Eurocentric or America-centric bias. Hence it is seen as being free from the historical and cultural contexts with which other nations’ thinking gets interpreted. The American voice has thus seemed more universal than others because of this perceived freedom from past contexts.

Keywords: Indian Tribe; Native Tribe; Native Religion; Black Scholar; Deep Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230620896_10

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