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American Exceptionalism and the Myth of the Frontiers

In: The Challenge of Eurocentrism: Global Perspectives, Policy, and Prospects

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  • Rajiv Malhotra

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A popular misconception, even among many intellectuals, is that Americans have no deep history or any particular culture. It is thought that Americans are a “young country” with no historical or cultural baggage. A consequence of this is that American thought may sometimes present itself as culturally neutral, without a Eurocentric or America-centric bias. Hence it is seen as being free from the historical and cultural contexts with which other nations’ thinking gets interpreted. The American voice has thus seemed more universal than others because of this perceived freedom from past contexts.

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  • Rajiv Malhotra, 2009. "American Exceptionalism and the Myth of the Frontiers," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Rajani Kannepalli Kanth (ed.), The Challenge of Eurocentrism: Global Perspectives, Policy, and Prospects, chapter 0, pages 171-215, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-62089-6_10
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230620896_10
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