America the Virtuous: The Crisis of Democracy and the Quest for Empire

by Claes G. Ryn

Book Overview

Urged on by a powerful ideological and political movement, George W. Bush committed the United States to a quest for empire. American values and principles were universal, he asserted, and should guide the transformation of the world. Claes Ryn sees this drive for virtuous empire as the triumph of forces that in the last several decades acquired decisive influence in both the American parties, the foreign policy establishment, and the media.

Public...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765802198
• ISBN13: 9780765802194
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"