Nation Among Nations
A provocative new book that shows us why we must put American history firmly in a global context--from 1492 to today
Americans like to tell their country''s story as if the United States were naturally autonomous and self-sufficient, with characters, ideas, and situations unique to itself. Thomas Bender asks us to rethink this "exceptionalism" and to reconsider the conventional narrative. He propos...
A provocative new book that shows us why we must put American history firmly in a global context--from 1492 to today
Americans like to tell their country''s story as if the United States were naturally autonomous and self-sufficient, with characters, ideas, and situations unique to itself. Thomas Bender asks us to rethink this "exceptionalism" and to reconsider the conventional narrative. He propos...
