Lessons Of Empire: Imperial Histories and American Power

Description

The third and final volume in the 'After September 11' series considers whether empire talk' is a useful way of analysing US economic, cultural, political and military power.'

Craig Calhoun is the president of the Social Science Research Council and Professor of Social Sciences at New York University. He is the author of the prize-winning book Neither Gods Nor Emperors. Frederick Cooper is Professor of History at New York University and author of ten books including Colonialism in Question. Kevin W. Moore is Associate Dean for Research at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He is the co-editor of Critical Views of September 11 (New Press).

"Empire for a time became a quaintly antiquated word, banished from the political spectrum with the collapse of European colonial rule in Africa and Asia. Now, the word has come back as journalists, scholars and politicians try to come to grips with the singular power of the United States." - FROM LESSONS OF EMPIRE"