Exceptionalism

Cameron Gordon

Chapter Chapter 20 in Many Possible Worlds, 2023, pp 563-585 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In 1831, the French traveller and writer Alexis de TocquevilleDe Tocqueville, Alexis in 1831 wrote about his visits to the USUnited States (US), a country then only 50 years old, but capturing a lot of international notice. He wrote that America was “exceptional”, differing from other nations qualitatively because of its unique origins, national credo, historical origins, and distinctive political and religious institutionsInstitutions (Koh, 2003, fn. 4, 1481). De TocquevilleDe Tocqueville, Alexis was, however, merely remarking on what Americans already thought of themselves, and had done so since the founding of the nationNation. Since then “exceptionalism” has become a term denoting any country, system, people etc. that is potentially uniquely unique. This chapter discusses the evolution of the concept and its merits and demerits in the context of evaluating economic growth and modernisation.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9281-0_20

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