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More copies of this ISBN:Against the Beast: An Anti-Imperialist Readerby John Nichols
Review-a-Day (What is Review-a-Day?)"Nichols too often lets his political prejudices get the better of his professed non-interventionism — and in so doing shirks his editorial responsibilities. Hence we're treated to the less than penetrating sloganeering of Tim Robbins and Patti Smith regarding the war in Iraq; but in a chapter devoted to post-Cold War foreign policy Nichols skips from opposition to the first President Bush's adventures in the Gulf to opposition to the second's. Missing is any criticism of the foreign policies conducted during the eight-year Democratic interregnum." Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic Monthly (read the entire Atlantic Monthly review) Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Against the Beast collects the writings, speeches, comments, and cartoons of American anti-imperialist campaigners from four centuries and argues that, together, they make the case that this finest of American traditions must be respected and renewed.
"Our form of government, our traditions, our present interests, and our future welfare, all forbid our entering upon a career of conquest," argued William Jennings Bryan, Colin Powell's predecessor as America's Secretary of State. Bryan, like Mark Twain, Edgar Lee Masters, William James, John Dewey, Jane Addams, and Samuel Gompers, proudly identified himself in the first part of the last century as a battler against what was frequently referred to as "the beast" of imperialism. "I am an anti-imperialist," Twain declared. "I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land." The American anti-imperialist tradition dates back to before the Declaration of Independence. Presidents Washington and Jefferson warned against imperialism in their farewell addresses to the country, Abraham Lincoln led the fight in Congress against wars of conquest, Henry David Thoreau spent his celebrated night in jail as part of a protest against an imperialist war, Frederick Douglass, Jr., and Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois wrote extensively on expansionism. J. William Fulbright said when he served as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high." As the Bush administration seeks to spread the eagle's talons further than ever before, more and more Americans are asking whether the beast of imperialism threatens to destroy not just distant lands but the United States itself. Review:"This timely book speaks from a particular intellectual and political point of view but fairly documents America's tradition of dissent in political, social, and economic thought. Recommended." Library Journal
Synopsis:This reader collects the writings, cartoons, and speeches of American anti-imperialist campaigners from four centuries.
Synopsis:Our form of government, our traditions, our present interests, and our future welfare, all forbid our entering upon a career of conquest, argued William Jennings Bryan, Colin Powell's predecessor as America's Secretary of State. American anti-imperialist tradition dates back to before the Declaration of Independence: Presidents Washington and Jefferson warned against imperialism in their farewell addresses to the country, Abraham Lincoln led the fight in Congress against wars of conquest, Henry David Thoreau spent his celebrated night in jail as part of a protest against an imperialist war, and Frederick Douglass, Jr., and Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois wrote extensively on expansionism. As the Bush administration seeks to spread American influence further than ever before, more Americans are asking whether imperialism threatens to destroy not just distant lands but the United States itself. Against the Beast collects the writings, speeches, comments, and cartoons of American anti-imperialist campaigners from four centuries, making the case that this finest of American traditions must be respected and renewed. Synopsis:"Against the Beast" collects the writings, speeches, comments, and cartoons of American anti-imperialist campaigners from four centuries, making the case that this finest of American traditions must be respected and renewed. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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