The Great Unmasking
American Exceptionalism in the Age of Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13042945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danny Haiphong (Independent Researcher, New York, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 200-213 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Critical Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-8312 • E-ISSN: 2159-8312 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21598282.2020.1779527 |
| OpenAlex | W3036161280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article analyzes the United States' COVID-19 response from the lens of American exceptionalism. The historic function of American exceptionalism is reviewed to provide context for the problematic response to COVID-19 in the United States. American exceptionalism, it is argued, has justified disastrous economic and military policies which have exacerbated the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and abroad. American exceptionalism has been unmasked by the United States' domestic and international response to COVID-19 as a set of dangerous myths that protect the interests of private capital and imperial hegemony. China's adherence to the principles of multipolarity and win-win cooperation is explored as an alternative to the ideology of American exceptionalism and the model of US imperial hegemony which the ideology defends and preserves
American exceptionalism · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Exceptionalism · Hegemony · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Disaster Response and Management · Employment and Welfare Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |