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<p>Published in 2021 at Pro Universitaria Publishing, Bucharest, the book „American Exceptionalism between Utopian Dream and Reality”, written by Dana Rus, is an endeavour on the structure, function and role of the idea of exceptionalism in the construction of the American identity. At the same time, a specific endeavour of the author is the analysis of the exceptionalist attitudes in relation with reality. If the relevance of the idea of exceptionalism in articulating the American identity cannot be questioned, the arguable aspect is – including through the perspective of contemporary events – the extent to which the exceptionalist assertions represent or not a correct or demonstrable reflection of reality. This book approaches this problematic area of the American identity and of its specific modalities of representation.</p>
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Published in 2021 at Pro Universitaria Publishing, Bucharest, the book „American Exceptionalism between Utopian Dream and Reality”, written by Dana Rus, is an endeavour on the structure, function and role of the idea of exceptionalism in the construction of the American identity. At the same time, a specific endeavour of the author is the analysis of the exceptionalist attitudes in relation with reality. If the relevance of the idea of exceptionalism in articulating the American identity cannot be questioned, the arguable aspect is – including through the perspective of contemporary events – the extent to which the exceptionalist assertions represent or not a correct or demonstrable reflection of reality. This book approaches this problematic area of the American identity and of its specific modalities of representation.

Dana Rus, American Exceptionalism Between Utopian Dream and Reality, Pro Universitaria, Bucureşti, 2021

Assoc. Prof., PhD, ‘G.E. Palade’ University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

Acta Marisiensis. Philologia

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Published in 2021 at Pro Universitaria Publishing, Bucharest, the book „American Exceptionalism between Utopian Dream and Reality”, written by Dana Rus, is an...

Dana Rus, American Exceptionalism Between Utopian Dream and Reality, Pro Universitaria, Bucureşti, 2021

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 1 - 3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amph-2022-0075

Keywords
construction of American identity, exceptionalism, reality

© 2022 Bianca-Oana Han, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Dana Rus, American Exceptionalism Between Utopian Dream and Reality, Pro Universitaria, Bucureşti, 2021

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 1 - 3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amph-2022-0075

Keywordsconstruction of American identity, exceptionalism, reality

© 2022 Bianca-Oana Han, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
construction of American identity, exceptionalism, reality