American Exceptionalism Revisited

Atlantic Crossings Revisited

“…"In three areas the destabilization of familiar analytical boundaries and narratives has been particularly striking: the history of immigration, the history of the frontier, and the history of politics." 57 Within these categories, he focused on "diaspora," "borderlands," and scholars who were refocusing political history around the state, invoking Theda Skocpol's phrase "bring the state back in," rather than "national values." 58 As the ideology of American exceptionalism continues to have a powerful hold on our political culture, the interconnectedness of social politics in the face of global problems that transcend nation has never been more relevant to our understanding of the past.…”

“…57 Within these categories, he focused on "diaspora," "borderlands," and scholars who were refocusing political history around the state, invoking Theda Skocpol's phrase "bring the state back in," rather than "national values." 58 As the ideology of American exceptionalism continues to have a powerful hold on our political culture, the interconnectedness of social politics in the face of global problems that transcend nation has never been more relevant to our understanding of the past. Atlantic Crossings advanced the early transnational project and it remains an ambitious and influential work that historians, including Rodgers himself, have continued to build upon.…”