| And Guggisberg insists that all national history must contain an element of exceptionalism to give shape to national identity. |
| The exceptionalism of Germany and France is less unusual than most Americans think. |
| The idea of American exceptionalism was expressed domestically in the doctrine of manifest destiny. |
| In doing so, he reveals the intimate connection between liberal narratives of race and the discourse of American exceptionalism. |
| These possibilities may have complicated the search for the Great American Thing and subverted theories of American exceptionalism. |
| The exceptionalism of American history is thereby brought into question, with a somewhat ominous message. |
