Dangerous nation : America and the world, 1600-1898
2006, First Edition. Atlantic, London. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #478653
ISBN: 1843545306
Summary; "Robert Kagan strips away the myth of America?s isolationist tradition and reveals a more complicated reality: that Americans have been increasing their global power and influence steadily for the past four centuries. Even from the time of the Puritans, he reveals, America was no shining “city up on a hill” but an engine of commercial and territorial expansion that drove Native Americans, as well as French, Spanish, Russian, and ultimately even British power, from the North American continent. Even before the birth of the nation, Americans believed they were destined for global leadership. Underlying their ambitions, Kagan argues, was a set of ideas and ideals about the world and human nature". Physical Description; 527 pages ; 24 cm. Contents; The first imperialists - The foreign policy of revolution - Liberalism and expansion - To the farewell address and beyond - "Peaceful conquest" - A republic in the age of monarchy - The foreign policy of slavery - Manifest destinies - Beyond the national intrest - War and progress - From power to ambition, from ambition to power - Morality and hegemony. Subjects; Diplomatic relations. History. United States. United States Foreign relations. United States History.
Price: €12.95