Politics of War describes the emergence of the United States as a world power between the years 1890 and 1920-our contrivance of the Spanish-American War and our gratuitous entrance into World War I-and by filling in the back story of an era in which mendacious oligarchy organized the country's politics in a manner convenient to its own indolence and greed, Karp offers a clearer understanding of our current political circumstance.
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Paperback | 9781879957558 | 1879957558 | 2010-01-01 | 384 | 0.00 x 5.34 x 8.22 in | $16.95 |
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