Dangerous Nation
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- Synopsis
- Kagan, the neoconservative co-founder of the Project for a New American Century and vocal advocate for "regime change" in Iraq, argues that the United States, from its beginnings, has been an expansionist and aggressive power, contrary to the national self-image of Americans as inward-looking and isolationist. Of course for Kagan this is not a bad thing because the expansionism was accompanied by an ideology of freedom and a championing of liberal, commercial economics, even if it has caused defenders of monarchy and absolutism to view the US as a "dangerous nation. " The only real problem is the lack of historical understanding by Americans of their own expansionist tendencies, which causes them to miscalculate the reactions of themselves and others to historical events. He reviews this history of American expansionism and misunderstandings from colonial times to the Spanish-American war, hinting at a second volume to come in the final pages. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307265999
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781843545316, 9780375411052, 9781843545309, 9780375724916
- Publisher:
- Knopf
- Date of Addition:
- 12/08/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Kagan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.