'An unblinkered look at our imperial past . . . a perceptive work by one of our most perceptive historians.'-Studs Terkel A work of remarkable prescience, Empire As A Way of Life is influential historian William App...

"A brilliant book on foreign affairs."—Adolf A. Berle Jr., New York Times Book Review This incisive interpretation of American foreign policy ranks as a classic in American thought. First published in 1959, the book o...