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A Present of Things Past (Hardcover)
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Theodore Draper is one of America's most trenchant and informed
critics. A Present of Things Past gathers together ten of his most
recent and most powerful selected essays, in which Draper, with his
customary acuity and wit, tackles a host of issues that define
America's political culture. A Present of Things Past is concerned
with a reexamination of the Second World War in both its military
and its political aspects; the trajectory of American conservatism
as it manifested itself during the Reagan years; the rise of
Gorbachev and the history of "reform" in the Soviet Union; the
revisionist debate over the origins and history of American
communism; and the persistent mystery of a man named Max Eitingon,
who was, depending on one's reading of the sources, either an
important figure in the history of psychoanalysis or an agent of
the Soviet secret police, or both. In "American Hubris," Draper
illuminates the assumptions that have guided American foreign
policy in the postwar period, and concludes that our costly
misadventures--in Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and elsewhere--cannot be
considered a string of aberrations. They were, he argues, a
consequence of the Truman Doctrine. In "Reagan's Junta," Draper
observes: "This is supposed to have been the era of the imperial
presidency. It has turned out to be the era of presidencies that
have tried to make themselves imperial-and failed." Throughout
these compelling essays, Draper demonstrates the uses and abuses to
which history has been put by ideologues of both the left and the
right. He finds unacceptable, for example, the practice of many
journalists of fictionalizing their sources. The New York Times has
called Draper "one of the clearer-eyed observers of the issues that
torment us." A Present of Things Past enhances that reputation.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2018 |
First published: |
2000 |
Authors: |
Theodore Draper
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
305 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-51847-6 |
Categories: |
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Humanities >
History >
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General
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LSN: |
1-138-51847-6 |
Barcode: |
9781138518476 |
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