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🌎 US Imperialism

Books that trace America's imperial reach from territorial expansion to overseas interventions, challenging the mythology of a republic that insists it has no empire.
Blowback
by Chalmers Johnson • 2000
Covert empire: why policies hidden from the American public keep producing violent retaliation.
4.06
3k+
🏛️ Foreign Policy🇺🇸 American Empire🕵️ Covert Operations
Blowback Summary
Blowback 92%
Covert empire: why policies hidden from the American public keep producing violent retaliation.
by Chalmers Johnson 2000
4.06
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Foreign Policy🇺🇸 American Empire🕵️ Covert Operations
Rogue State
by William Blum • 2000
The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.
3.97
926
🏛️ U.S. Foreign Policy🦅 American Imperialism🕵️ Covert Operations
Rogue State Summary
Rogue State 92%
The world's leading democracy has overthrown forty governments since 1945, calling it freedom.
by William Blum 2000
3.97
926 ratings
🏛️ U.S. Foreign Policy🦅 American Imperialism🕵️ Covert Operations
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
by Roberto Sirvent • 2019
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
4.08
287
🏛️ American Empire🪓 Settler Colonialism📜 National Myths
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence Summary
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence 92%
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
by Roberto Sirvent 2019
4.08
287 ratings
🏛️ American Empire🪓 Settler Colonialism📜 National Myths
Nemesis
by Chalmers Johnson • 2007
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
4.07
968
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚙️ Military-Industrial Complex🕵️ Covert Operations
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis 92%
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
by Chalmers Johnson 2007
4.07
968 ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚙️ Military-Industrial Complex🕵️ Covert Operations
The Two Faces of American Freedom
by Aziz Rana • 2010
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
4.03
90
🌾 Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 American Empire📜 Constitutional History
The Two Faces of American Freedom Summary
The Two Faces of American Freedom 91%
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
by Aziz Rana 2010
4.03
90 ratings
🌾 Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 American Empire📜 Constitutional History
A New Foreign Policy
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2018
The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.
3.88
337
🦅 American Exceptionalism🏛️ Us Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolarity
A New Foreign Policy Summary
A New Foreign Policy 91%
The world became multipolar. America didn't notice. Here is the cost and the way out.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2018
3.88
337 ratings
🦅 American Exceptionalism🏛️ Us Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolarity
Colossus
by Niall Ferguson • 2004
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
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2k+
🇺🇸 American Hegemony🏛️ Comparative Empires🏗️ Nation-Building
Colossus Summary
Colossus 91%
America has always been an empire. Refusing to admit it is the root of its failures.
by Niall Ferguson 2004
3.58
2k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Hegemony🏛️ Comparative Empires🏗️ Nation-Building
Choice Theory
by William Glasser • 1999
How the frontier let America flee racism and inequality, until the wall shut the last exit.
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4k+
🇺🇸 American History🏔️ Frontier Myth🏹 Settler Colonialism
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory 91%
How the frontier let America flee racism and inequality, until the wall shut the last exit.
by William Glasser 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American History🏔️ Frontier Myth🏹 Settler Colonialism
Overthrow
by Stephen Kinzer • 2006
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
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5k+
🌎 American Foreign Policy🔄 Regime Change💰 Economic Imperialism
Overthrow Summary
Overthrow 91%
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
by Stephen Kinzer 2006
4.18
5k+ ratings
🌎 American Foreign Policy🔄 Regime Change💰 Economic Imperialism
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 91%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism
How the World Works
by Noam Chomsky • 2011
The declassified reason the US overthrows democracies has nothing to do with freedom.
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5k+
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛️ Political Economy🎯 Interventionism
How the World Works Summary
How the World Works 91%
The declassified reason the US overthrows democracies has nothing to do with freedom.
by Noam Chomsky 2011
4.13
5k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛️ Political Economy🎯 Interventionism
The Hell of Good Intentions
by Stephen M. Walt • 2018
After the Cold War, America tried to lead the world. It overreached, failed, and learned nothing.
4.01
735
🗺️ Grand Strategy🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚔️ Military Overreach
The Hell of Good Intentions Summary
The Hell of Good Intentions 91%
After the Cold War, America tried to lead the world. It overreached, failed, and learned nothing.
by Stephen M. Walt 2018
4.01
735 ratings
🗺️ Grand Strategy🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy⚔️ Military Overreach
The Jungle Grows Back
by Robert Kagan • 2018
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
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🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Liberal Internationalism🕊️ Pax Americana
The Jungle Grows Back Summary
The Jungle Grows Back 90%
The global peace is a fluke. American power built it; without constant effort, it collapses.
by Robert Kagan 2018
4.09
1k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Liberal Internationalism🕊️ Pax Americana
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
4.12
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🌍 Foreign Policy🤝 Political Lobbying⚔️ Middle East Conflict
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 90%
How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2006
4.12
4k+ ratings
🌍 Foreign Policy🤝 Political Lobbying⚔️ Middle East Conflict
Power Systems
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
The American empire playbook: erase the natives, crush foreign democracy, silence the home front.
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3k+
🗽 American Empire📢 Propaganda Studies🛠️ Labor History
Power Systems Summary
Power Systems 90%
The American empire playbook: erase the natives, crush foreign democracy, silence the home front.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
4.12
3k+ ratings
🗽 American Empire📢 Propaganda Studies🛠️ Labor History
The Management of Savagery
by Max Blumenthal • 2019
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
4.29
807
🏛️ American Empire↩️ Blowback🔄 Regime Change
The Management of Savagery Summary
The Management of Savagery 90%
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Trump: three products of the same American national security machine.
by Max Blumenthal 2019
4.29
807 ratings
🏛️ American Empire↩️ Blowback🔄 Regime Change
Killing Hope
by William Blum • 1995
For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.
4.27
2k+
❄️ Cold War Politics🕵️ Covert Operations🌎 American Empire
Killing Hope Summary
Killing Hope 90%
For forty years, the CIA overthrew governments across the globe. The full ledger is in one book.
by William Blum 1995
4.27
2k+ ratings
❄️ Cold War Politics🕵️ Covert Operations🌎 American Empire
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2021
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
4.35
1k+
🏛️ Settler Colonialism🗽 American Origin Myths💰 Racial Capitalism
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" Summary
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" 90%
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2021
4.35
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Settler Colonialism🗽 American Origin Myths💰 Racial Capitalism
A True History of the United States
by Daniel A. Sjursen • 2021
Genocide, slavery, and concentrated wealth: an unblinking history from the bottom up.
4.43
707
📜 Revisionist History🌍 Settler Colonialism🏛️ American Empire
A True History of the United States Summary
A True History of the United States 90%
Genocide, slavery, and concentrated wealth: an unblinking history from the bottom up.
by Daniel A. Sjursen 2021
4.43
707 ratings
📜 Revisionist History🌍 Settler Colonialism🏛️ American Empire
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
by Godfrey Hodgson • 2009
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
3.46
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🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛 National Myths📚 Historical Revisionism
The Myth of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Myth of American Exceptionalism 90%
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
by Godfrey Hodgson 2009
3.46
115 ratings
🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🏛 National Myths📚 Historical Revisionism
A People’s History of the United States
by Howard Zinn • 1980
The history you learned in school is a cover story for class war, genocide, and slave revolts.
4.09
268k+
📖 Revisionist History🔍 History From Below🦅 American Empire
A People’s History of the United States Summary
A People’s History of the United States 90%
The history you learned in school is a cover story for class war, genocide, and slave revolts.
by Howard Zinn 1980
4.09
268k+ ratings
📖 Revisionist History🔍 History From Below🦅 American Empire
Enough Already
by Scott Horton • 2021
9/11 was a trap, and the War on Terror was the overreaction al Qaeda had counted on.
4.61
699
🧨 Blowback🏛️ Us Interventionism💣 War On Terror
Enough Already Summary
Enough Already 90%
9/11 was a trap, and the War on Terror was the overreaction al Qaeda had counted on.
by Scott Horton 2021
4.61
699 ratings
🧨 Blowback🏛️ Us Interventionism💣 War On Terror
The Great Delusion
by John J. Mearsheimer • 2018
Liberal dreams of peace ignore two immovable forces: the nation and the anarchy between states.
4.10
1k+
🌍 International Relations🏛️ Foreign Policy🎯 Political Realism
The Great Delusion Summary
The Great Delusion 90%
Liberal dreams of peace ignore two immovable forces: the nation and the anarchy between states.
by John J. Mearsheimer 2018
4.10
1k+ ratings
🌍 International Relations🏛️ Foreign Policy🎯 Political Realism
The Brothers
by Stephen Kinzer • 2013
The Secretary of State and CIA director were brothers. They ran the Cold War as a family crusade.
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📜 Cold War🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🕵️ Covert Operations
The Brothers Summary
The Brothers 90%
The Secretary of State and CIA director were brothers. They ran the Cold War as a family crusade.
by Stephen Kinzer 2013
4.15
5k+ ratings
📜 Cold War🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🕵️ Covert Operations
Cuba
by Ada Ferrer • 2021
Cuba was America's obsession long before Castro. The Cold War just froze a deeper fight.
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🏝️ Caribbean History🌎 Us Foreign Policy🇨🇺 Cuban Revolution
Cuba Summary
Cuba 90%
Cuba was America's obsession long before Castro. The Cold War just froze a deeper fight.
by Ada Ferrer 2021
4.46
6k+ ratings
🏝️ Caribbean History🌎 Us Foreign Policy🇨🇺 Cuban Revolution
Power, Terror, Peace, and War
by Walter Russell Mead • 2004
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
3.67
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🗽 American Foreign Policy🧭 Grand Strategy💡 Soft Power
Power, Terror, Peace, and War Summary
Power, Terror, Peace, and War 89%
America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.
by Walter Russell Mead 2004
3.67
108 ratings
🗽 American Foreign Policy🧭 Grand Strategy💡 Soft Power
By Peter B. Evans - Bringing the State Back In
by Ted Rall • 2002
The War on Terror was never justice; it was a 50-billion-barrel pipeline through Afghanistan.
3.58
170
🛢️ Oil Geopolitics🇦🇫 Afghan War💰 War Economy
By Peter B. Evans - Bringing the State Back In Summary
By Peter B. Evans - Bringing the State Back In 89%
The War on Terror was never justice; it was a 50-billion-barrel pipeline through Afghanistan.
by Ted Rall 2002
3.58
170 ratings
🛢️ Oil Geopolitics🇦🇫 Afghan War💰 War Economy
Affairs of State
by Morton Keller • 1977
After the Civil War, the real fight was over how much government America would accept.
3.80
10
💰 Gilded Age🏗️ Reconstruction🗳️ Party Machines
Affairs of State Summary
Affairs of State 89%
After the Civil War, the real fight was over how much government America would accept.
by Morton Keller 1977
3.80
10 ratings
💰 Gilded Age🏗️ Reconstruction🗳️ Party Machines
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
by Nicholas Guyatt • 2007
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
3.93
14
🕊️ American Providentialism⛪ Religion And Politics⛓️ Slavery And Religion
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 Summary
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 89%
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
by Nicholas Guyatt 2007
3.93
14 ratings
🕊️ American Providentialism⛪ Religion And Politics⛓️ Slavery And Religion
American Exceptionalism
by Deborah L. Madsen • 1998
How a Puritan theology of chosenness became the alibi for a continent's conquest and distant wars.
3.50
16
🇺🇸 American Studies🗺️ Manifest Destiny✊ Counter-Narratives
American Exceptionalism Summary
American Exceptionalism 89%
How a Puritan theology of chosenness became the alibi for a continent's conquest and distant wars.
by Deborah L. Madsen 1998
3.50
16 ratings
🇺🇸 American Studies🗺️ Manifest Destiny✊ Counter-Narratives
Who Rules the World?
by Noam Chomsky • 2014
A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.
4.05
13k+
🏛️ American Empire🕊️ Israel-Palestine📢 Propaganda Analysis
Who Rules the World? Summary
Who Rules the World? 89%
A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.
by Noam Chomsky 2014
4.05
13k+ ratings
🏛️ American Empire🕊️ Israel-Palestine📢 Propaganda Analysis
The Fish That Ate the Whale
by Rich Cohen • 2012
Penniless at fourteen, he built a banana empire that toppled governments and coined banana republic.
4.11
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🍌 Banana Republics🏛️ Corporate Imperialism🧳 Immigrant Entrepreneurs
The Fish That Ate the Whale Summary
The Fish That Ate the Whale 89%
Penniless at fourteen, he built a banana empire that toppled governments and coined banana republic.
by Rich Cohen 2012
4.11
9k+ ratings
🍌 Banana Republics🏛️ Corporate Imperialism🧳 Immigrant Entrepreneurs
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad • 2025
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
4.57
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🏛️ Western Liberalism🎭 Liberal Complicity📰 Media Critique
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This 89%
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
by Omar El Akkad 2025
4.57
67k+ ratings
🏛️ Western Liberalism🎭 Liberal Complicity📰 Media Critique
Decline and Fall
by John Michael Greer • 2014
Empires are wealth pumps. America's runs on oil, nearly dry. The collapse cycle is inevitable.
4.29
156
🏛️ American Empire📉 Imperial Decline🔄 Cyclical History
Decline and Fall Summary
Decline and Fall 89%
Empires are wealth pumps. America's runs on oil, nearly dry. The collapse cycle is inevitable.
by John Michael Greer 2014
4.29
156 ratings
🏛️ American Empire📉 Imperial Decline🔄 Cyclical History
Empire
by Niall Ferguson • 2003
Piracy, sugar, and debt built the largest empire ever. The collapse outpaced the climb.
3.93
10k+
🏛️ Imperial History📉 Imperial Decline💰 Financial History
Empire Summary
Empire 89%
Piracy, sugar, and debt built the largest empire ever. The collapse outpaced the climb.
by Niall Ferguson 2003
3.93
10k+ ratings
🏛️ Imperial History📉 Imperial Decline💰 Financial History
War on Peace
by Ronan Farrow • 2018
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
4.14
9k+
📜 Us Foreign Policy🕊️ American Diplomacy🛡️ National Security State
War on Peace Summary
War on Peace 89%
Before Trump, before forever war, Washington gutted the one tool that could prevent them: diplomacy.
by Ronan Farrow 2018
4.14
9k+ ratings
📜 Us Foreign Policy🕊️ American Diplomacy🛡️ National Security State
The Hidden History of the Korean War
by I.F. Stone • 1952
Advance warning of North Korea's invasion was ignored. For Cold War hawks, a crisis was the point.
4.13
164
🎌 Korean War🥶 Cold War History🏛️ American Imperialism
The Hidden History of the Korean War Summary
The Hidden History of the Korean War 89%
Advance warning of North Korea's invasion was ignored. For Cold War hawks, a crisis was the point.
by I.F. Stone 1952
4.13
164 ratings
🎌 Korean War🥶 Cold War History🏛️ American Imperialism
The Heart of the Declaration
by Steve Pincus • 2016
The Declaration was not a small-government manifesto but a blueprint for a powerful, activist state.
3.64
36
🏛️ American Founding💰 Political Economy🏗️ State Formation
The Heart of the Declaration Summary
The Heart of the Declaration 89%
The Declaration was not a small-government manifesto but a blueprint for a powerful, activist state.
by Steve Pincus 2016
3.64
36 ratings
🏛️ American Founding💰 Political Economy🏗️ State Formation
The Case for Colonialism
by Bruce Gilley • 2023
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
4.32
191
📚 Revisionist History🏗️ State Building👑 Imperial History
The Case for Colonialism Summary
The Case for Colonialism 89%
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
by Bruce Gilley 2023
4.32
191 ratings
📚 Revisionist History🏗️ State Building👑 Imperial History
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
21k+
🏚️ Settler Colonialism🪶 Native American History📚 Revisionist History
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 89%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
🏚️ Settler Colonialism🪶 Native American History📚 Revisionist History
The Jakarta Method
by Vincent Bevins • 2020
Washington's greatest Cold War win killed a million Indonesians. Then the method went global.
4.61
18k+
📚 Cold War History🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy🔴 Anticommunism
The Jakarta Method Summary
The Jakarta Method 89%
Washington's greatest Cold War win killed a million Indonesians. Then the method went global.
by Vincent Bevins 2020
4.61
18k+ ratings
📚 Cold War History🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy🔴 Anticommunism
Covert Regime Change
by Lindsey A. O'Rourke • 2018
64 covert regime changes, a 39% success rate, and blowback that erased the gains.
4.14
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🥶 Cold War History🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🕵️ Covert Operations
Covert Regime Change Summary
Covert Regime Change 89%
64 covert regime changes, a 39% success rate, and blowback that erased the gains.
by Lindsey A. O'Rourke 2018
4.14
85 ratings
🥶 Cold War History🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🕵️ Covert Operations
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution
by Mark Peterson • 2026
The U.S. Constitution was built to seize a continent. What happens when the land runs out?
4.09
22
🏛️ Constitutional History🌎 American Expansion⚡ Settler Colonialism
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution Summary
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution 89%
The U.S. Constitution was built to seize a continent. What happens when the land runs out?
by Mark Peterson 2026
4.09
22 ratings
🏛️ Constitutional History🌎 American Expansion⚡ Settler Colonialism
The Shadows of Power
by James Perloff • 1988
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
4.04
162
🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Global Governance
The Shadows of Power Summary
The Shadows of Power 89%
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
by James Perloff 1988
4.04
162 ratings
🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Global Governance
A Nation Without Borders
by Steven Hahn • 2016
The United States was an empire before it was a nation. Slavery, rebellion, and conquest built it.
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332
🏛️ American Empire💰 Slavery And Capitalism🏜️ New Western History
A Nation Without Borders Summary
A Nation Without Borders 89%
The United States was an empire before it was a nation. Slavery, rebellion, and conquest built it.
by Steven Hahn 2016
4.00
332 ratings
🏛️ American Empire💰 Slavery And Capitalism🏜️ New Western History
Jefferson's Empire
by Peter S. Onuf • 2000
An empire built on consent that required conquest: the paradox at the core of American identity.
3.56
57
📚 Intellectual History🏛️ Early American Republic🇺🇸 Nationhood And Identity
Jefferson's Empire Summary
Jefferson's Empire 89%
An empire built on consent that required conquest: the paradox at the core of American identity.
by Peter S. Onuf 2000
3.56
57 ratings
📚 Intellectual History🏛️ Early American Republic🇺🇸 Nationhood And Identity
The Godfather Doctrine
by Dr John C. Hulsman • 2009
America's unipolar era is over. A Godfather parable shows why realism outlasts its rivals.
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🌍 Political Realism🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolar World
The Godfather Doctrine Summary
The Godfather Doctrine 89%
America's unipolar era is over. A Godfather parable shows why realism outlasts its rivals.
by Dr John C. Hulsman 2009
3.85
80 ratings
🌍 Political Realism🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy🌐 Multipolar World
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
3.85
4k+
📡 Intelligence Agencies🛸 Drone Warfare🕵️ Covert Operations
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 89%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
📡 Intelligence Agencies🛸 Drone Warfare🕵️ Covert Operations
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
4.05
844
📉 American Decline🏛️ Paleoconservatism🏭 Economic Nationalism
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower 89%
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011
4.05
844 ratings
📉 American Decline🏛️ Paleoconservatism🏭 Economic Nationalism
Central America's Forgotten History
by Aviva Chomsky • 2021
Central American migration isn't about poverty. It's the legacy of a century of US intervention.
4.06
518
🌎 Latin American History🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy🕵️ Cold War Interventions
Central America's Forgotten History Summary
Central America's Forgotten History 89%
Central American migration isn't about poverty. It's the legacy of a century of US intervention.
by Aviva Chomsky 2021
4.06
518 ratings
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