The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation in print. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize-winners; a New York Times bestseller; and winners of prestigious Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. From Colony to Superpower is the only thematic volume commissioned for the series. Here George C. Herring uses foreign relations as the lens through which to tell the story of America's dramatic rise from thirteen disparate colonies huddled along the Atlantic coast to the world's greatest superpower.A sweeping account of United States' foreign relations and diplomacy; this magisterial volume documents America's interaction with other peoples and nations of the world. Herring tells a story of stunning successes and sometimes tragic failures; captured in a fast-paced narrative that illuminates the central importance of foreign relations to the existence and survival of the nation; and highlights its ongoing impact on the lives of ordinary citizens. He shows how policymakers defined American interests broadly to include territorial expansion; access to growing markets; and the spread of an "American way" of life. And Herring does all this in a story rich in human drama and filled with epic events. Statesmen such as Benjamin Franklin and Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman and Dean Acheson played key roles in America's rise to world power. But America's expansion as a nation also owes much to the adventurers and explorers; the sea captains; merchants and captains of industry; the missionaries and diplomats; who discovered or charted new lands; developed new avenues of commerce; and established and defended the nation's interests in foreign lands. From the American Revolution to the fifty-year struggle with communism and conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq; From Colony to Superpower tells the dramatic story of America's emergence as superpower--its birth in revolution; its troubled present; and its uncertain future.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Well worth the effort - And only the beginning for those who live in the sea of TalmudBy C. D. HoffmanRabbi Dr Halivni is recognized as one of the greats of academic study of rabbinic literature. His works - both those for the educated layman and his purely academic elite "Sources Tradition" - are works of both intense scholarship and a deep religious devotion to Talmudic study. The reader of this book can approach it as Dr Livni's testament to his life's work and be satisfied that he's been granted access to some of the most advanced thinking in the study of ancient texts of contemporary scholars.Or the reader can go one great step further. The sources which are quoted are mostly traditional talmudic material; most who study this material will not even have heard of Dr Halivni; and far fewer will ever have been exposed to his work. However; for those who toil daily in the study of Talmud; this book can be a great liberator and mind expander. They - particularly the most advanced of them - can take the book and its sources and truly study it. The sources are mostly all in "their wheelhouse"; but viewing with Halivni's contemporary scholastic lens; they may well come alive. For those who are deep into the study of Talmud "l'shma" - for its own sake - this book can be a truly mind-expanding experience.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Dr. David Shlukerexcellent4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. FascinatingBy J. SocherFascinating summary of a lifetime's work in investigating the origins of the Talmud. I would love to see a learned critique of the theories presented but few are probably qualified to respond.
