Dangerous nation / Robert Kagan.
| Author/creator | Kagan, Robert |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Knopf, 2006. |
| Description | 527 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | A reevaluation of America's place in the world from the colonial era to the turn of the twentieth century. Foreign-relations expert 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 upon 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.--From publisher description. |
| General note | "This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-506) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006045264 |
| ISBN | 0375411054 |
| ISBN | 9780375411052 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E183.7 .K34 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |