Understanding America The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation
by Schuck, Peter H; Wilson, James Q.Edition: Reprint
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Pub. Date: 2009-04-07
Publisher(s): PublicAffairs
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Summary
The idea of an exceptional America remains controversial. In this dazzlingly comprehensive collection of essays, some of the nation's best scholars and thinkers take on the weighty task of sizing up Goliath in a way Americans and others can comprehend. These twenty studies in American exceptionalism provide a solidly researched and in-depth analysis on the current state of our institutions, our values, and our challenges for the future.
Author Biography
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He is the author of several books.
James Q. Wilson, a former president of the American Political Science Association, and a former professor at Harvard and UCLA. He was decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| American Institutions and Culture | |
| The Political System | p. 3 |
| Bureaucracy | p. 27 |
| The Legal System | p. 61 |
| The Economic System | p. 87 |
| Federalism | p. 121 |
| Political Culture | p. 147 |
| The Media | p. 181 |
| Popular Culture | p. 219 |
| The Military | p. 247 |
| Religion | p. 275 |
| American Public Policies | |
| The Family | p. 309 |
| Immigration | p. 341 |
| Black Americans | p. 375 |
| Education | p. 411 |
| Health Care | p. 449 |
| Criminal Justice | p. 475 |
| Inequality, Economic Mobility, and Social Policy | p. 495 |
| Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector | p. 539 |
| Drug Policy | p. 563 |
| A Larger Perspective | |
| A Canvas, Not a Country: How Europe Sees America | p. 597 |
| Looking Back | p. 627 |
| Notes | p. 645 |
| Contributors | p. 689 |
| Index | p. 693 |
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