Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Landers, Brian. Title: Empires apart : a history of American and Russian imperialism / Brian Landers ; [foreword by Andreas Whittam Smith]. Edition: 1st Pegasus books cloth ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Pegasus Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2010. Description: 572 pages ; 24 cm Summary: Landers shows how the broad sweep of American history follows a consistent path from the first settlers to the present day and, by comparing this with Russia's imperial path, demonstrates the true nature of American global ambitions. Subjects: Imperialism -- History. National characteristics, American. National characteristics, Russian. Russians. United States -- Foreign relations. Russia -- Foreign relations. United States -- Territorial expansion -- History. Russia -- Territorial expansion -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-556) and index. Contents: Rurik's land -- Amerigo's land -- Legacy of the Mongol terror -- Legacy of the mystic massacre -- Russia between west and east -- America between east and west -- The empires get going -- Determined opportunism and conquest -- More conquest -- Soul searching -- Communism and corporatism -- Empires old and new -- Hot and cold running war -- Winning the war that wasn't -- Pax Americana. ISBN: 9781605981062 1605981060 9781605982649 1605982644 Other Number: 654927473 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 314861 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 325.32 Landers Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
