Among empires : American ascendancy and its predecessors / Charles S. Maier.

Contemporary America, with its unparalleled armaments and ambition, seems to many commentators a new empire. Others angrily reject the designation. What stakes would being an empire have for our identity at home and our role abroad? A preeminent American historian addresses these issues in light of...

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Main Author: Maier, Charles S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Edition:First Harvard University Press paperback edition.
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