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The Untold History of the United States美国历史

The Untold History of the United States美国历史

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作者: Oliver Stone 著

出版社: Simon & Schuster US

出版时间: 2012-11

ISBN: 9781451613513

定价: 213.60

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 704页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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ThecompaniontotheShowtimedocumentaryseries,directorOliverStoneandhistorianPeterKuznickchallengetheprevailingorthodoxiesoftraditionalhistorybooksinthisthoroughlyresearchedandrigorouslyanalyzedlookatthedarksideofAmericanhistory.

“AtlasttheworldknowsAmericaasthesavioroftheworld!”—WoodrowWilson

ThenotionofAmericanexceptionalism,datingbacktoJohnWinthrop’s1630sermonaboardtheArbella,stillwarpsAmericans’understandingoftheirnation’sroleintheworld.MostareloathetoadmitthattheUnitedStateshasanyimperialpretensions.ButhistorytellsadifferentstoryasfilmmakerOliverStoneandhistorianPeterKuznickrevealinthisrivetingaccountoftheriseanddeclineoftheAmericanempire.

Aidedbythelatestarchivalfindingsandrecentlydeclassifieddocumentsandbuildingontheresearchoftheworld’sbestscholars,StoneandKuznickconstructanoftenshockingbutmeticulouslydocumented“People’sHistoryoftheAmericanEmpire”thatoffersstartlingcontexttotheBush-CheneypoliciesthatputusatwarintwoMuslimcountriesandshowuswhytheObamaadministrationhashadsuchadifficulttimecleavinganewpath.

StoneandKuznickwillintroducereaderstoapantheonofheroesandvillainsastheyshownotonlyhowfartheUnitedStateshasdriftedfromitsdemocratictraditions,butthepowerfulforcesthathavestruggledtogetusbackontrack.

Theauthorsrevealthat:
·TheatomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasakiweremilitarilyunnecessaryandmorallyindefensible.
·TheUnitedStates,nottheSovietUnion,borethelion’sshareofresponsibilityforperpetuatingtheColdWar.
·TheU.S.loveaffairwithright-wingdictatorshasgoneasfarasoverthrowingelectedleaders,armingandtrainingmurderousmilitaryofficers,andforcingmillionsofpeopleintopoverty.
·U.S.-fundedIslamistfundamentalists,whofoughtagainsttheSovietsinAfghanistan,haveblownbacktothreatentheinterestsoftheU.S.anditsallies.
·U.S.presidents,especiallyinwartime,havefrequentlytrampledontheconstitutionandinternationallaw.
·TheUnitedStateshasbrandishednuclearthreatsrepeatedlyandcometerrifyinglyclosetonuclearwar.

Americanleadersoftenbelievetheyareunboundbyhistory,yetStoneandKuznickarguethatwemustfaceourtroublinghistoryhonestlyandforthrightlyinordertosetanewcourseforthetwenty-firstcentury.Theirconclusionswillchallengeevenexperts,butthereisonequestiononlyreaderscananswer:IsittoolateforAmericatochange? OliverStoneisanAcademyAward-winningdirector,producerandscreenwriter.ManyofhisfilmshaveraisedkeyquestionsaboutdefiningmomentsinUShistory.TheyincludeBornontheFourthofJuly,JFK,Nixon,WorldTradeCentreandW.PeterKuznickisaProfessorofHistoryandDirectoroftheNuclearStudiesInstituteatAmericanUniversity--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
内容简介:
ThecompaniontotheShowtimedocumentaryseries,directorOliverStoneandhistorianPeterKuznickchallengetheprevailingorthodoxiesoftraditionalhistorybooksinthisthoroughlyresearchedandrigorouslyanalyzedlookatthedarksideofAmericanhistory.

“AtlasttheworldknowsAmericaasthesavioroftheworld!”—WoodrowWilson

ThenotionofAmericanexceptionalism,datingbacktoJohnWinthrop’s1630sermonaboardtheArbella,stillwarpsAmericans’understandingoftheirnation’sroleintheworld.MostareloathetoadmitthattheUnitedStateshasanyimperialpretensions.ButhistorytellsadifferentstoryasfilmmakerOliverStoneandhistorianPeterKuznickrevealinthisrivetingaccountoftheriseanddeclineoftheAmericanempire.

Aidedbythelatestarchivalfindingsandrecentlydeclassifieddocumentsandbuildingontheresearchoftheworld’sbestscholars,StoneandKuznickconstructanoftenshockingbutmeticulouslydocumented“People’sHistoryoftheAmericanEmpire”thatoffersstartlingcontexttotheBush-CheneypoliciesthatputusatwarintwoMuslimcountriesandshowuswhytheObamaadministrationhashadsuchadifficulttimecleavinganewpath.

StoneandKuznickwillintroducereaderstoapantheonofheroesandvillainsastheyshownotonlyhowfartheUnitedStateshasdriftedfromitsdemocratictraditions,butthepowerfulforcesthathavestruggledtogetusbackontrack.

Theauthorsrevealthat:
·TheatomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasakiweremilitarilyunnecessaryandmorallyindefensible.
·TheUnitedStates,nottheSovietUnion,borethelion’sshareofresponsibilityforperpetuatingtheColdWar.
·TheU.S.loveaffairwithright-wingdictatorshasgoneasfarasoverthrowingelectedleaders,armingandtrainingmurderousmilitaryofficers,andforcingmillionsofpeopleintopoverty.
·U.S.-fundedIslamistfundamentalists,whofoughtagainsttheSovietsinAfghanistan,haveblownbacktothreatentheinterestsoftheU.S.anditsallies.
·U.S.presidents,especiallyinwartime,havefrequentlytrampledontheconstitutionandinternationallaw.
·TheUnitedStateshasbrandishednuclearthreatsrepeatedlyandcometerrifyinglyclosetonuclearwar.

Americanleadersoftenbelievetheyareunboundbyhistory,yetStoneandKuznickarguethatwemustfaceourtroublinghistoryhonestlyandforthrightlyinordertosetanewcourseforthetwenty-firstcentury.Theirconclusionswillchallengeevenexperts,butthereisonequestiononlyreaderscananswer:IsittoolateforAmericatochange?
作者简介:
OliverStoneisanAcademyAward-winningdirector,producerandscreenwriter.ManyofhisfilmshaveraisedkeyquestionsaboutdefiningmomentsinUShistory.TheyincludeBornontheFourthofJuly,JFK,Nixon,WorldTradeCentreandW.PeterKuznickisaProfessorofHistoryandDirectoroftheNuclearStudiesInstituteatAmericanUniversity--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

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