Bookbot

The Anglo-Saxon Bias

Two Centuries of British and American Elites

Meer over het boek

In 1989 Michael Gorbachev opened the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain. In the United States many saw this gesture as a surrender: the Soviet Union 'lost' the Cold War, leaving the US as the only remaining superpower. Keywords: unipolar world, hegemon, full-spectrum dominance, end of history, American exceptionalism, indispensable nation. This Anglo-American notion of superiority has a history. Since the 19th century there has been an opinion in Britain and the US that the Anglo-Saxon race and civilization should rule the world. Public figures like Thomas Malthus, Charles Darwin and Cecil Rhodes are instrumental to it. For the realization of this Anglo-Saxon hegemony the colossal state of Russia is seen as the main obstacle. Therefore Anglo-American foreign policy has been Russian, no matter whether Russia had a tsarist or communist or post-communist government. Dutch historian Ton Munnich discusses the 19th and century with new observations from unexpected angles.

Een boek kopen

The Anglo-Saxon Bias, Ton Munnich

Taal
Jaar van publicatie
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(Hardcover),
Staat van het boek
Goed
Prijs
€ 26,99

Betaalmethoden

Nog niemand heeft beoordeeld.Tarief

Titel
The Anglo-Saxon Bias
Ondertitel
Two Centuries of British and American Elites
Taal
Engels
Formaat
Hardcover
ISBN10
9090415378
ISBN13
9789090415376
Reeks
Tags
Aantekening
In 1989 Michael Gorbachev opened the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain. In the United States many saw this gesture as a surrender: the Soviet Union 'lost' the Cold War, leaving the US as the only remaining superpower. Keywords: unipolar world, hegemon, full-spectrum dominance, end of history, American exceptionalism, indispensable nation. This Anglo-American notion of superiority has a history. Since the 19th century there has been an opinion in Britain and the US that the Anglo-Saxon race and civilization should rule the world. Public figures like Thomas Malthus, Charles Darwin and Cecil Rhodes are instrumental to it. For the realization of this Anglo-Saxon hegemony the colossal state of Russia is seen as the main obstacle. Therefore Anglo-American foreign policy has been Russian, no matter whether Russia had a tsarist or communist or post-communist government. Dutch historian Ton Munnich discusses the 19th and century with new observations from unexpected angles.