
American Empire
The Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home 1945-2000
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Don Hagen
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Joshua Freeman
A compelling look at the movements and developments that propelled America to world dominance.
In this landmark work, acclaimed historian Joshua Freeman has created an epic portrait of a nation both galvanized by change and driven by conflict. Beginning in 1945, the economic juggernaut awakened by World War II transformed a country once defined by its regional character into a uniform and cohesive power and set the stage for the United States’ rise to global dominance.
Meanwhile, Freeman locates the profound tragedy that has shaped the path of American civic life, unfolding how the civil rights and labor movements worked for decades to enlarge the rights of millions of Americans, only to watch power ultimately slip from individual citizens to private corporations.
Moving through McCarthyism and Vietnam, from the Great Society to Morning in America, Joshua Freeman’s sweeping story of a nation’s rise reveals forces at play that will continue to affect the future role of American influence and might in the greater world.
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It equally compliments and criticizes both parties leaders, bringing a clear-eyed perspective to the unintended consequences of the sort of good intentions that are the paving stones to hell.
It is only “biases” if you tolerate no criticism of one side and want all blame dumped on the other.
Incredible amount of factual detail to pinpoint trends - suburbanization, deindustrialization, demography, and the economic, cultural and ethical values difficult to discern in Real Time and rarely analyzed in their interplay.
Very well concludes with an overview of how the tumultuous first decade of this century was the inevitable and unavoidable result of the previous five decades.
Good presentation of what is ultimately a sad story of misjudgments and missed opportunities as consecutive presidents overestimated their influence and underestimated the strength of their opposition. The greatness of our country’s achievements is well documented as its adverse impacts on people and the environment increasingly difficult to… but apparently still not impossible … to ignore.
A good synopsis for anyone having trouble keeping g abreast of our fast-changing world.
Thorough and even handed
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Too many compeitors
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Great history of our imperial reach
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Well narrated and interestingly written
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Would you try another book from Joshua Freeman and/or Don Hagen?
noWhat do you think your next listen will be?
don.t knowWhat aspect of Don Hagen’s performance would you have changed?
nothingWhat character would you cut from American Empire?
naAny additional comments?
This book, a history of the U>S> from 1945-2000 is disjointed, difficult to followzdisjointed approach
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Would you try another book from Joshua Freeman and/or Don Hagen?
This book was not very informative and the production quality was low. For a reader with a basic knowledge of U.S. History in the 20th Century, you will not learn much from this book. The narrator is not very compelling (the sound quality is low) and there are several apx. 10 second breaks in the recording. So, no and no.What was most disappointing about Joshua Freeman’s story?
This book is like a high school history textbook with cliche liberal talking points mixed in. Buy this book if you want to hear 100x how "manichean" Republicans are, and hear a whole chapter on how "paternalistic" Walmart is. I learned very little from listening.Any additional comments?
I have listened to many history books from Audible. Recent favorites are 1493 by Charles Mann and Civilization from Niall Ferguson. Those books taught me things I never knew. THIS BOOK does not. If you took high school US History, and occasionally watch the news, you will not learn anything from this book. You'll just hear things you already know as described by a committed partisan with the same old stale talking points you've heard a 100 times.Partisan Drivel
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