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The Exceptionalist State and the State of Exception: Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Sailor - Rethinking Theory
William V. Spanos
The Exceptionalist State and the State of Exception illustrates that Melville, in his own time, was aware of the negative consequences of the deeply inscribed exceptionalist American identity and recognized the essential domestic and foreign policy issues that inform the country's national security program today.
232 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 15, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780801898495 |
| Publishers | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 230 × 20 mm · 439 g |
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