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Many of our ebooks are available for purchase from these online Please try again. Listen to our first episode. It would be a rare scholar indeed who did not learn much from this book, even in areas where they previously, perhaps naïvely, thought to claim a modest expertise. "—Publishers Weekly, "A doggedly detailed history of imperial America, beginning before the establishment of the republic and continuing to the present. Welcome back. . Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Ashley Poston made her name with Once Upon a Con, a contemporary series set in the world of fandom, and her two-part space opera, Heart of... To see what your friends thought of this book.
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American Empire: A Global History (America in the World), Hardcover – Illustrated, February 20, 2018.

"—Kristin Hoganson, Diplomatic History, "American Empire is a thoughtful, well written, and deeply researched book . [N]o one before him has analyzed the administration of the American dependencies on such a scale and with such exactitude."—Wm. Phone: +1 609 258 4900 http://press.princeton.edu/titles/11090.html, Ashley Poston on Writing a Different Kind of Fairy Tale Retelling. Beijing 100016, P.R. With such a large subject matter in both time and geography, this book … Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Hopkins tells an old story in a truly new way--American history will never be the same again." You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. The best American History I've ever read. "—Jay Sexton, author of The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth-Century America, "With wit and enormous erudition, Hopkins offers us a new view on the phenomenon of the United States in global history, from its colonial origins to the Iraq War, with special attention to how it became itself a colonial power in the Caribbean and Pacific. "—Kirkus Reviews, "Mr. Hopkins deserves credit for tackling so vast and demanding a subject. This book is a stunning and sophisticated reevaluation of the American empire. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. With over 700 pages of dense text, and some 200 pages of notes, this is not a casual read.

Roger Louis, Wall Street Journal, "[American Empire] is a slow-burning but high-impact argument encompassing almost the entire sweep of the history of the United States from the Seven Years War to its most recent war of choice. . Princeton, New Jersey 08540 "—Michael A. Verney, Journal of Global History, "Hopkins’s comprehensive synthesis produces an interpretation that is extensive, persuasive and repeatedly innovative . This book is a stunning and sophisticated reevaluation of the American empire. . One of these items ships sooner than the other. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. For these reasons, it will be an enduring touchstone of scholarship on the subject for years to come. "—Joseph Fronczak, Jacobin, "Sweeping, ambitious and hugely illuminating, [this] book is surely the definitive account of perhaps the most underestimated ‘European’ empire of all. Be the first to ask a question about American Empire. --Ian Tyrrell, author of Crisis of the Wasteful Nation: Empire and Conservation in Theodore Roosevelt's America, "Hopkins situates the history of the United States within a broader global history, overcoming the confines of exceptionalist thought and connecting developments in American empire to a narrative that encompasses British and European imperialism as well. . vendors: Many of our ebooks are available through library electronic To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.