?At last the world knows America as the savior of the world ? ? Woodrow Wilson The notion of American exceptionalism, dating back to John Winthrop's 1630 sermon aboard the Arabella, still warps Americans? understanding of their nation's role in the world. Most are loathe to admit that the United Sta[...]
This is not history for history's sake, however - this is the history of our present and future, long beyond cold war, into war on terror, war on drugs' Ed Vulliamy, Guardian. The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick's riveting landmark account of[...]
Beginning with the bloody suppression of the Filipino struggle for independence and spanning the two World Wars, this title documents how US administrations have repeatedly intervened in conflicts on foreign soil, taking part in covert operations and wars in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East.[...]
From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the Watergate scandal and the transformation of America into a national security state, this book lays bare how US presidents have ignored the constitution and international law to influence the course of world events for the interest of the few.[...]
The companionto the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional historybooks in this thoroughly researched and rigorously analyzed look at the dark side of American history. At last the world knows America as the [...]
A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE
In this riveting companion to their astonishing documentary series, which the "Washington Post" declared is "grounded in indisputable fact," Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick challenge prevailing orthodoxies[...]
?At last the world knows America as the savior of the world ? ? Woodrow Wilson The notion of American exceptionalism, dating back to John Winthrop's 1630 sermon aboard the Arabella, still warps Americans? understanding of their nation's role in the world. Most are loathe to admit that the United Sta[...]