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A sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire--and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage

A respected authority on international relations and foreign policy, Victor Bulmer-Thomas offers a grand survey of the United States as an empire. From its territorial expansion after independence, through hegemonic rule following World War II, to the nation's current imperial retreat, the United States has had an uneasy relationship with the idea of itself as an empire. In this book Bulmer-Thomas offers three definitions of empire--territorial, informal, and institutional--that help to explain the nation's past and forecast a future in which the United States will cease to play an imperial role. Arguing that the move toward diminished geopolitical dominance reflects the aspirations of most U.S. citizens, he asserts that imperial retreat does not necessarily mean national decline and may ultimately strengthen the nation-state. At this pivotal juncture in American history, Bulmer-Thomas's uniquely global perspective will be widely read and discussed across a range of fields.

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  • Title Empire in Retreat: The Past, Present, and Future of the United States
  • Author Victor Bulmer-Thomas
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780300210002 / 0300210000
  • Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.3 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Imperialism, United States - Foreign relations
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2017955409
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.5

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  • Choice, 08/01/2018, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/19/2018, Page 0

About the author

Victor Bulmer-Thomas is professor emeritus at the University of London, honorary professor of the Institute of the Americas, University College London, and associate fellow in the U.S. and Americas Program, Chatham House, where he was Director from 2001 to 2006.
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