Empire as a Way of Life: An Essay on the Causes and Character of America's Present Predicament Along With a Few Thoughts About an Alternative

Influential historian William Appleman Williams' groundbreaking work highlights imperialism as the central theme in American political and cultural history. Analysing more than 225 years of American history, from the Founding Fathers to the dawn of the Reagan era, Williams shows how America has always been addicted to empire in its foreign and domestic ideology.