What Is America?: A Short History of the New World Order
- ISBN-10
- 0786720972
- ISBN-13
- 9780786720972
- Series
- What Is America?
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-09-02
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press, Incorporated
- Author
- Ronald Wright
Description
The country's origins and diverse history, the self-perceptions and beliefs of what this country was, is, and has become as well as its standing in the world are examined and discussed in relation to current events and international affairs.
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