Empire for Liberty A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz

Name: Empire for Liberty A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz
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ISBN: 9780691156071

ISBN-10: 0691156077

ISBN-13: 9780691156071

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard H. Immerman

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How could the United States, a nation founded on the principles of liberty and equality, have produced Abu Ghraib, torture memos, Plamegate, and warrantless wiretaps? Did America set out to become an empire? And if so, how has it reconciled its imperialism--and in some cases, its crimes--with the idea of liberty so forcefully expressed in the Declaration of Independence?Empire for Libertytells the story of men who used the rhetoric of liberty to further their imperial ambitions, and reveals that the quest for empire has guided the nation's architects from the very beginning--and continues to do so today.Historian Richard Immerman paints nuanced portraits of six exceptional public figures…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.13" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Richard H. Immerman is the Edward J. Buthusiem Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow in History and the Marvin Wachman Director of the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy at Temple University. His books include "John Foster Dulles: Piety, Pragmatism, and Power in U.S. Foreign Policy" and "The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention".