`American Exceptionalism`

Introduction

The concept of American exceptionalism refers to a term that is applicable to a holistic range of features that are quite distinct to the US society and these include history , identity , and culture . In the US foreign policy context , this label of exceptionalism has been used to define American tendency of remaining outside multilateral regimes and deliberately not to abide by the rules of the international law (Zinn 2008 . Generally the term American exceptionalism incorporates a belief that United States differs in quality from other developed nations because of its

uniqueness in origins , national credo , historical evolution and its distinctiveness in political and religious institutions (Schweikart and Allen , 2001

This term of American exeptionalism was pioneered by Alex de Tocqueville who clearly discerned that United States held a quite special place among other nations for it was a country of immigrants and first modern democracy . The concept of American exceptionalism diffuses in almost every period of American history and is revered as the most single powerful agent in a series of arguments that have come up over the centuries with respect to the identity of America and Americans . The concept of American exceptionalism asserts that United States values and institutions are the best and therefore the world needs to adapt itself to American ways rather than the other way . The idea of American superiority is reflected in the perception of Americans about the America 's role in the world (Zinn , 2008

The American foreign policy is believed to have...