Taking up the White Man’s Burden? American Empire and the Question of History
1. IntroductionIf Britain obtained its empire in ''a fit of absence of mind,'' as Sir John Seeley once remarked, the United States has acquired its empire in a state of deep denial, or so Michael Ignatieff argued in an article from 2003. It would seem that this denial characteri...
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European journal of American studies
2007
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| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| סיכום: | 1. IntroductionIf Britain obtained its empire in ''a fit of absence of mind,'' as Sir John Seeley once remarked, the United States has acquired its empire in a state of deep denial, or so Michael Ignatieff argued in an article from 2003. It would seem that this denial characterizes large portions of the American public and most members of the current Presidential administration. However, an increasing number of political and historical writers and journalists have begun to discuss the notion... |
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