{"product_id":"charles-austin-beard-the-return-of-the-master-historian-of-american-imperialism-paperback","title":"Charles Austin Beard: The Return of the Master Historian of American Imperialism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Drake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Drake presents a new interpretation of Charles Austin Beard's life and work.\u003c\/b\u003e The foremost American historian and a leading public intellectual in the first half of the twentieth century, Beard participated actively in the debates about American politics and foreign policy surrounding the two world wars. In a radical change of critical focus, \u003ci\u003eCharles Austin Beard\u003c\/i\u003e places the European dimension of Beard's thought at the center, correcting previous biographers' oversights and presenting a far more nuanced appreciation for Beard's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrake analyzes the stages of Beard's development as a historian and critic: his role as an intellectual leader in the Progressive movement, the support that he gave to the cause of American intervention in World War I, and his subsequent revisionist repudiation of Wilsonian ideals and embrace of non-interventionism in the lead-up to World War II.\u003ci\u003e Charles Austin Beard\u003c\/i\u003e shows that, as Americans tally the ruinous costs--both financial and moral--of nation-building and informal empire, the life and work of this prophet of history merit a thorough reexamination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Drake is the Lucile Speer Research Chair in Politics and History at the University of Montana. He has published several books, including\u003ci\u003e The Education of an Anti-Imperialist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52448419119411,"sku":"9781501770173","price":64.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YXV5alFCRUZFSEx4alYvM01GOXJQZz09.webp?v=1759039055","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/charles-austin-beard-the-return-of-the-master-historian-of-american-imperialism-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}