{"product_id":"the-contours-of-american-history-paperback","title":"The Contours of American History - 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\u003eWilliam Appleman Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Grandin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Appleman Williams was one of America's greatest critics of US imperialism. \u003ci\u003eThe Contours of American History\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1961, reached back to seventeenth-century British history to argue that the relationship between liberalism and empire was in effect a grand compromise, with expansion abroad containing class and race tensions at home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliams was not the first historian to identify the United States as an imperial power, yet he was unique in linking domestic disquiet to the long history of American expansion, which he traced back to England's Glorious Revolution. Reaching deep into thirteenth century British history to identify the motor contradictions of what eventually would become known as liberalism, Williams presents a wholly original interpretation of US history; one where the story of the United States is the story of capitalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing as it did before the political explosions of the 1960s, Williams's message was a deeply heretical one, and yet the Modern Library ultimately chose \u003ci\u003eContours\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best 100 nonfiction books of the 20th Century. This fiftieth anniversary edition will introduce this magisterial work to a new readership, with a new introduction by Greg Grandin, one of today's leading historians of US foreign policy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former president of the Organization of American Historians, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Appleman Williams\u003c\/b\u003e taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Contours of American History, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire as a Way of Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Grandin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire's Workshop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Colonial Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho is Rigoberta Menchú?\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Blood of Guatemala\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 2009 National Book Awards finalist \u003ci\u003eFordlandia\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor of history at New York University and a Guggenheim fellow, Grandin has served on the United Nations Truth Commission investigating the Guatemalan Civil War and has written for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637649502515,"sku":"9781844677740","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6HG8vHjf109781844677740.webp?v=1762296755","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-contours-of-american-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}