American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's

American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News—From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

Did the U.S. really â€œsave the worldâ€ in World War II? Should black athletes stop protesting and show more gratitude for what America has done for them? Are wars fought to spread freedom and democracy? Or is this all fake news?

American Exceptionalism and American InnocenceÂ examines the stories weâ€™re told that lead us to think that the U.S. is a force for good in the world, regardless of slavery, the genocide of indigenous people, and the more than a centuryâ€™s worth of imperialist war that the U.S. has wrought on the planet.

Sirvent and Haiphong detail just what Captain Americaâ€™s shield tells us about the pretensions of U.S. foreign policy, how Angelina Jolie and Bill Gates engage in humanitarian imperialism, and why the Broadway musical Hamilton is a monument to white supremacy.
Country USA
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-04-02
Format Kindle eBook

American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News—From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror