American rule : How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed its People [Hardcover ed.] 9781524745714, 1524745715

Table of contents :
A Revolution and a Coup --
Of Gods and Men --
A Nation Washed in Blood --
The Rise of Empires --
The God of Peace --
The God of War --
A Mindless Juggernaut --
The Cult of the Shining City --
The Age of Irrational Exuberance --
The Kingdom of the Crooked Mirrors.

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