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Empires Apart
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A fresh, commanding, and thought-provoking narrative history of the competing Russian and American empires. The American road to empire started when the first English settlers landed in Virginia. Simultaneously, the first Russians crossed the Urals and the two empires that would dominate the twentieth century were born. Empires Apart covers the history of the Americans and Russians from the Vikings to the present day. It shows the two empires developed in parallel as they expanded to the Pacific and launched wars against the nations around them. They both developed an imperial 'ideology' that was central to the way they perceived themselves.Soon after, the ideology of the Russian Empire also changed with the advent of Communism. The key argument of this book is that these changes did not alter the core imperial values of either nation; both Russians and Americans continued to believe in their manifest destiny. Corporatist and Communist imperialism changed only the mechanics of empire. Both nations have shown that they are still willing to use military force and clandestine intrigue to enforce imperial control. Uniquely, Landers shows how the broad sweep of American history follows a consistent path from the first settlers to the present day and, by comparing this with Russia's imperial path, demonstrates the true nature of American global ambitions.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- FOREWORD BY ANDREAS WHITTAM SMITH
- CHAPTER 1: RURIKâS LAND
- CHAPTER 2: AMERIGOâS LAND
- CHAPTER 3: LEGACY OF THE MONGOL TERROR
- CHAPTER 4: LEGACY OF THE MYSTIC MASSACRE
- CHAPTER 5: RUSSIA BETWEEN WEST AND EAST
- CHAPTER 6: AMERICA BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
- CHAPTER 7: THE EMPIRES GET GOING
- CHAPTER 8: DETERMINED OPPORTUNISM AND CONQUEST
- CHAPTER 9: MORE CONQUEST
- CHAPTER 10: SOUL SEARCHING
- CHAPTER 11: COMMUNISM AND CORPORATISM
- CHAPTER 12: EMPIRES OLD AND NEW
- CHAPTER 13: HOT AND COLD RUNNING WAR
- CHAPTER 14: WINNING THE WAR THAT WASNâT
- CHAPTER 15: PAX AMERICANA
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Copyright Page