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The Rising American Empire
The Rising American Empire is a study of he origins and the emergence of he United States as a national state and of its subsequent growth pattern. It views the United States relative to other national states, possessing like them clearly recognizable nationalist drives.
- GenresHistoryAmerican History
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1960
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October 4, 2013
Well Van Alstyne does not present a flattering picture of US international policies, I enjoyed his writing.
"The great illusion, the supreme irony of American history which is self-defeating [is]: the assumption of an historical innocence too good to be true, the hereditary belief that, because(in italics) the United States is not like other nations but, rather, exceeds them in virtue, all mankind are bound to accept its lead." 205
"The great illusion, the supreme irony of American history which is self-defeating [is]: the assumption of an historical innocence too good to be true, the hereditary belief that, because(in italics) the United States is not like other nations but, rather, exceeds them in virtue, all mankind are bound to accept its lead." 205
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