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Union, Nation, or Empire
David C. Hendrickson
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Description for Union, Nation, or Empire
Hardcover. A sequel to "Peace Pact", in which the author identified a 'unionist paradigm' that defined America's political understanding in 1787, this book examines how that paradigm was transformed under the impact of the great wars that followed. It challenges accepted interpretations of America's role in the world. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 932.
Most overviews of American history depict an isolationist country finally dragged kicking and screaming onto the world stage by the attack on Pearl Harbor. David Hendrickson shows that Americans instead conducted often-raucous debates over international relations in the long epoch customarily seen as isolationist - debates that form the ideological origins of today's foreign policy arguments. ""Union, Nation, or Empire"" is a sequel to Hendrickson's acclaimed ""Peace Pact"", in which he identified a 'unionist paradigm' that defined America's political understanding in 1787. His new book examines how that paradigm was transformed under the impact of the great wars that followed. ... Read more
Most overviews of American history depict an isolationist country finally dragged kicking and screaming onto the world stage by the attack on Pearl Harbor. David Hendrickson shows that Americans instead conducted often-raucous debates over international relations in the long epoch customarily seen as isolationist - debates that form the ideological origins of today's foreign policy arguments. ""Union, Nation, or Empire"" is a sequel to Hendrickson's acclaimed ""Peace Pact"", in which he identified a 'unionist paradigm' that defined America's political understanding in 1787. His new book examines how that paradigm was transformed under the impact of the great wars that followed. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
American Political Thought
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616329
SKU
V9780700616329
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About David C. Hendrickson
David C. Hendrickson teaches political science at Colorado College, where he is the Robert J. Fox Distinguished Service Professor. He is author or coauthor of seven books, including Peace Pact: The Lost World of the American Founding (see page 36).
Reviews for Union, Nation, or Empire
Americans tend to see their history as a parade of events. Yet at the very core of that history has been a debate over ideas and ideology. Hendrickson's brilliant book recounts and reassesses that debate with originality and penetrating insight. Andrew J. Bacevich, author of American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy ""An original and important work, marked ... Read more