Curing Exceptionalism, David Swanson
Curing Exceptionalism, David Swanson
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Curing Exceptionalism
What's Wrong with How We Think about the United States? What Can We Do about It?

Author: David Swanson

Narrator: Megan Quinn

Unabridged: 3 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/23/2020

Synopsis

U.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. The purpose of this book is to persuade you of that statement. This 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie on August 21, 2018

I had to read this book for my college Ethics class. This was a pretty light and easy read, the book is only 191 pages long if you count the 'About the Author' section. Also the print is so big my Nana could see it from space. Then from page 192 to 255 is all his sightings for information. I think m......more

Goodreads review by Anna on December 31, 2018

Takes good points (the US is not the best in many ways) and trashes it all by promoting Russian disinformation. Not sure if this is deliberate or merely sexism—very disappointing read. 2 stars for bringing up the stats, the rest is trash.......more

Goodreads review by Vane on January 13, 2020

A very objective look at the things we THINK "we" know.......more

Goodreads review by Helen on August 22, 2021

This is an excellent book for who want to understand how the USA lives under a shadow of American Exceptionalism. The author explains the harm of this attitude, and gives useful suggestions on how to get over the bias. One of the best books I have read this year!......more

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