Chauvinism of the West - The Case of American Exceptionalism

This book is a critical exploration of the intellectual foundations of American foreign policy on the left and the right. The left is inspired by Immanuel Kant's idea that spreading democracy is the key to universal peace. The right is inspired by the realism of Thucydides, Leo Strauss, and Carl Schmitt. The emphasis is on military power as a sign of superiority and a means to survival. For the right, spreading democracy is merely a ploy for building a global commercial empire to rival the British. Drury gives reasons for rejecting both as manifestations of the chauvinism of the West.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Roots of American Exceptionalism.- Chapter 2: Manifest Destiny Goes Global.- Chapter 3: What's Wrong With Spreading Democracy?.- Chapter 4: Neoconservative Realism.- Chapter 5: Fascist Elements in Neoconservative Realism.- Chapter 6: American Exceptionalism and Foreign Policy.

About the author

Shadia Drury is Professor Emerita at the University of Regina, and was formerly the Canada Research Chair in Social Justice. She has been a regular op-ed contributor to Free Inquiry since 2003.

Product details

• Authors: Shadia B Drury, Shadia B. Drury
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2024
• EAN: 9783031685538
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3168553-8
• No. of pages: 273
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 19 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 470 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 273 p. 1 illus.
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science