The concept of American exceptionalism has divergent views which are
constructed by American and foreign historians, alike. The topic is, what makes America
unique from other countries? What makes us, as Americans, precedent from other people in the world? This is an issue tackled specifically by Seymour Martin Lispet and Ian Tyrell in Take Sides. Lipset defends American exceptionalism, while Tyrell argues with it.
Seymour Martin Lipset reaffirms the nation of American exceptionalism by insisting that the United States is the only nation that defines itself on the basis of an ideology... Ian Tyrell argues that American exceptionalism is an
artificial construct that is largely anachronistic in the modern world or
internationalism and global connections.
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