{"product_id":"curing-exceptionalism-whats-wrong-with-how-we-think-about-the-united-states-what-can-we-do-about-it-9780998085937","title":"Curing Exceptionalism: What's Wrong with How We Think about the United States? What Can We Do about It?","description":"\u003cp\u003eU.S. exceptionalism, the idea that the United States of America is superior to other nations, is no more fact-based and no less harmful than racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to persuade you of that statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines how the United States actually compares with other countries, how people think about the comparison, what damage that thinking does, and what changes we might want to consider making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I hope \u003cem\u003eCuring Exceptionalism \u003c\/em\u003ewill be part of coursework in classrooms throughout the U.S.\" --Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read for every U.S. citizen.\" --Robert Fantina, author of \u003cem\u003eDesertion and the American Soldier 1776-2006\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e Introduction 6\u003cbr\u003e I. How the United States Compares with Other Countries 8\u003cbr\u003e II. Exceptionalist Thinking 62\u003cbr\u003e III. The Damage Exceptionalism Does 122\u003cbr\u003e IV. Curing This Disease 164\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements 190\u003cbr\u003e About the Author 191\u003cbr\u003e End Notes 192\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998085937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.54d","brand":"David C. N. Swanson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36647129481372,"sku":"9780998085937","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_137305c8-ddf5-4f9c-acdf-7a82d43a3640.jpg?v=1603866170","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/curing-exceptionalism-whats-wrong-with-how-we-think-about-the-united-states-what-can-we-do-about-it-9780998085937","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}