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American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1974

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  • © 2003

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  1. Trevor B. McCrisken

    1. University of Warwick, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. American Exceptionalism: An Introduction

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 1-19

  3. The End of American Exceptionalism? The Cold War and Vietnam

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 20-39

  4. Gerald Ford and the Time for Healing

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 40-55

  5. Jimmy Carter — Morality and the Crisis of Confidence

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 56-84

  6. Ronald Reagan — ‘America is Back’

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 85-130

  7. George Bush — the ‘Vision Thing’ and the New World Order

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 131-158

  8. Bill Clinton and the ‘Indispensable Nation’

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 159-182

  9. Conclusions: American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

    • Trevor B. McCrisken
    Pages 183-193

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 194-237
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American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam examines the influence of the belief in American exceptionalism on the history of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Trevor B. McCrisken analyzes attempts by each post-Vietnam U.S. administration to revive the popular belief in exceptionalism both rhetorically and by pursuing foreign policy supposedly grounded in traditional American principles. He argues that exceptionalism consistently provided the framework for foreign policy discourse but that the conduct of foreign affairs was limited by the Vietnam syndrome.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Warwick, UK

    Trevor B. McCrisken

About the author

TREVOR B. MCCRISKEN is Lecturer in American Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, UK. He is also a Research Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute, Oxford.

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