{"product_id":"empire-as-a-way-of-life-paperback","title":"Empire as a Way of Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Appleman Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Bacevich\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unblinkered look at our imperial past . . . a perceptive work by one of our most perceptive historians.\"--\u003cb\u003eStuds Terkel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of remarkable prescience, \u003cb\u003eEmpire As A Way of Life\u003c\/b\u003e is influential historian William Appleman Williams's groundbreaking work highlighting imperialism--\"empire as a way of life\"--as the dominant theme in American history. Analyzing U.S. history from its revolutionary origins to the dawn of the Reagan era, \u003ci\u003eWilliams\u003c\/i\u003e shows how America has always been addicted to empire in its foreign and domestic ideology. Detailing the imperial actions and beliefs of revered figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this book is the most in-depth historical study of the American obsession with empire, and is essential to understanding the origins of our current foreign and domestic undertakings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in print for the first time in twenty-five years, this new edition features an introduction by Andrew Bacevich, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Appleman Williams (1921-1990) was one of the 20th century's most prominent historians of American diplomacy. His The Tragedy of American Diplomacy is often described as one of the most influential books written on American foreign policy, and Empire As A Way of Life is considered a seminal work on the study of American imperialism. Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of international relations at Boston University, former director of its Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), and author of several books, including the recently published The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War (2005) and American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of US Diplomacy (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 225\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.28 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759271543072,"sku":"9780977197231","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/27279acfe398a0d37571287548663101.webp?v=1780147510","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/empire-as-a-way-of-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}