{"product_id":"empire-for-liberty-richard-h-immerman-9780691156071","title":"Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe men who spoke of liberty to shape an American empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow 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? \u003ci\u003eEmpire for Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e tells 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Richard Immerman paints nuanced portraits of six exceptional public figures who manifestly influenced the course of American empire: Benjamin Franklin, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Seward, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Foster Dulles, and Paul Wolfowitz. Each played a pivotal role as empire builder and, with the exception of Adams, did so without occupying the presidency. Taking readers from the founding of the republic to the Global War on Terror, Immerman shows how each individual's influence arose from a keen sensitivity to the concerns of his times; how the trajectory of American empire was relentless if not straight; and how these shrewd and powerful individuals shaped their rhetoric about liberty to suit their needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Immerman demonstrates in this timely and provocative book, liberty and empire were on a collision course. And in the Global War on Terror and the occupation of Iraq, they violently collided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard H. Immerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691156077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691156071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 5.52w x 0.66d","brand":"Richard H. Immerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981102448895,"sku":"9780691156071","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fbf9125-7351-4623-b9c3-93b779e310ef.jpg?v=1683253668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empire-for-liberty-richard-h-immerman-9780691156071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}