Fong, Edmund.

American exceptionalism and the remains of race multicultural exorcisms / [electronic resource] : Edmund Fong. - New York : Routledge, 2015. - 1 online resource (xii, 195 p.) - Routledge series on identity politics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. American exceptionalism's unfinished business -- 2. The American exception : the politics of recognition and individual autonomy -- 3. Exceptional remains : cosmopolitanism's province in the american imagination -- 4. In defense of women : the cultural defense and "Dementia Americana" -- 5. The uncanny compensations of culture over class -- 6. Conclusion : remembering the remains of race.

9781315760643 (ebook : PDF)


Cultural pluralism--Political aspects--United States.
Exceptionalism--United States.
Multiculturalism--Political aspects--United States.
National characteristics, American--Political aspects.
Political culture--United States.
Race--Political aspects--United States.


United States--Politics and government--1989-