US Empire

1.
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States 4.46 avg rating — 19,120 ratings
2.
A People's History of American Empire
A People's History of American Empire 4.15 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
3.
The Statesman and the Storyteller: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the Rise of American Imperialism
The Statesman and the Storyteller: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the Rise of American Imperialism 3.83 avg rating — 248 ratings
4.
The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century 3.95 avg rating — 4,679 ratings
5.
The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650 - 1815
The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650 - 1815 4.10 avg rating — 1,277 ratings
6.
American Empire: A Global History
American Empire: A Global History 3.65 avg rating — 63 ratings
7.
This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy 4.28 avg rating — 504 ratings
8.
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Empire of Cotton: A Global History 3.89 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
9.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala 4.29 avg rating — 1,956 ratings
10.
Cry of the People: United States Involvement in the Rise of Fascism, Torture and Murder and the Persecution of the Catholic Church in Latin America
Cry of the People: United States Involvement in the Rise of Fascism, Torture and Murder and the Persecution of the Catholic Church in Latin America 4.32 avg rating — 40 ratings
11.
American Settler Colonialism: A History
American Settler Colonialism: A History 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings
11.
Against Empire
Against Empire 4.36 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
11.
The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire 3.95 avg rating — 1,361 ratings
11.
Military Power and Popular Protest: The U.S. Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Military Power and Popular Protest: The U.S. Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings
11.
Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Confessions of an Economic Hitman 3.87 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
11.
The Soviet White Paper on the North Atlantic Pact
The Soviet White Paper on the North Atlantic Pact 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
11.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic 4.14 avg rating — 1,589 ratings
18.
American Empire and the Politics of Meaning: Elite Political Cultures in the Philippines and Puerto Rico during U.S. Colonialism
American Empire and the Politics of Meaning: Elite Political Cultures in the Philippines and Puerto Rico during U.S. Colonialism
by: Julian Go
3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings
18.
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II 4.26 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
18.
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines 4.10 avg rating — 812 ratings
18.
Native American History: A Chronology of a Culture's Vast Achievements and Their Links to World Events
Native American History: A Chronology of a Culture's Vast Achievements and Their Links to World Events 3.86 avg rating — 85 ratings
18.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 19,433 ratings
18.
The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism
The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism 4.49 avg rating — 86 ratings
18.
The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace With America's Military
The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace With America's Military 3.63 avg rating — 89 ratings
25.
The American Colonial State in the Philippines: Global Perspectives
The American Colonial State in the Philippines: Global Perspectives
by: Julian Go
3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
25.
The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America 1500-2000
The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America 1500-2000 4.05 avg rating — 146 ratings
25.
Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower 3.98 avg rating — 912 ratings
25.
Feminism and War: Confronting U.S. Imperialism
Feminism and War: Confronting U.S. Imperialism 4.20 avg rating — 74 ratings
25.
The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814
The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814 3.90 avg rating — 100 ratings
25.
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism 4.40 avg rating — 8,490 ratings
25.
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor
The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor 4.34 avg rating — 6,301 ratings
32.
The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines
The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines 3.87 avg rating — 128 ratings
32.
Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire
Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire 4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings
32.
The Dying Sahara: US Imperialism and Terror in Africa
The Dying Sahara: US Imperialism and Terror in Africa 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
32.
Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern
Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern
by: J. Sakai
4.18 avg rating — 1,027 ratings
32.
First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power
First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power 3.93 avg rating — 175 ratings
37.
The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire
The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire 4.21 avg rating — 372 ratings
37.
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 3.82 avg rating — 1,588 ratings
37.
Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico
Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico 3.91 avg rating — 206 ratings
37.
Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media
Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media 4.53 avg rating — 805 ratings
37.
Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire
Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire 4.24 avg rating — 1,863 ratings
42.
Global Capitalism and American Empire
Global Capitalism and American Empire 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
42.
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766 4.19 avg rating — 4,234 ratings
42.
Civilization is Possible
Civilization is Possible 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
42.
Empire’s Proxy: American Literature and U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines (American Literatures Initiative, 1)
Empire’s Proxy: American Literature and U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines (American Literatures Initiative, 1) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
42.
9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, Vol. 1
9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, Vol. 1 4.15 avg rating — 80 ratings
42.
And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails 4.04 avg rating — 2,956 ratings
48.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War 4.13 avg rating — 4,061 ratings
48.
Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century
Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century 3.89 avg rating — 70 ratings
48.
Cocaine, Death Squads, and the War on Terror: U.S. Imperialism and Class Struggle in Colombia
Cocaine, Death Squads, and the War on Terror: U.S. Imperialism and Class Struggle in Colombia 3.90 avg rating — 40 ratings
48.
The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War
The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War 4.08 avg rating — 730 ratings
48.
Cuba: An American History
Cuba: An American History 4.46 avg rating — 4,958 ratings
53.
Bankers and Empire: How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean
Bankers and Empire: How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean 3.64 avg rating — 45 ratings
53.
The Banana Wars: A History of United States Military Intervention in Latin America from the Spanish-American War to the Invasion of Panama
The Banana Wars: A History of United States Military Intervention in Latin America from the Spanish-American War to the Invasion of Panama 3.72 avg rating — 47 ratings
53.
The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas after the Civil War
The White Pacific: U.S. Imperialism and Black Slavery in the South Seas after the Civil War 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
53.
Drift
Drift 4.07 avg rating — 20,839 ratings
53.
The lonely ships: The life and death of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet
The lonely ships: The life and death of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings
58.
The Transit of Empire: Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies)
The Transit of Empire: Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies) 4.26 avg rating — 178 ratings
58.
Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian
Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian 4.03 avg rating — 72 ratings
58.
America And The Imperialism Of Ignorance: US Foreign Policy Since 1945
America And The Imperialism Of Ignorance: US Foreign Policy Since 1945 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
58.
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War 3.62 avg rating — 4,037 ratings
62.
Race and America's Long War
Race and America's Long War 3.91 avg rating — 68 ratings
62.
Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure
Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America's First Imperial Adventure 3.72 avg rating — 1,260 ratings
62.
Destroying World Order
Destroying World Order really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
62.
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War 3.94 avg rating — 22,976 ratings
66.
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent 3.83 avg rating — 7,581 ratings
67.
The Global Interior: Mineral Frontiers and American Power
The Global Interior: Mineral Frontiers and American Power 4.06 avg rating — 53 ratings
67.
American Insurgents: A Brief History of American Anti-Imperialism
American Insurgents: A Brief History of American Anti-Imperialism 4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings
67.
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U. S. Navy 4.38 avg rating — 7,476 ratings
70.
Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, 1915-1940
Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, 1915-1940 3.58 avg rating — 142 ratings
70.
How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic
How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic 3.82 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
70.
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West 4.23 avg rating — 66,333 ratings
73.
Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World
Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World 2.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
73.
The Empire's Old Clothes: What the Lone Ranger, Babar, and Other Innocent Heroes Do to Our Minds
The Empire's Old Clothes: What the Lone Ranger, Babar, and Other Innocent Heroes Do to Our Minds 3.41 avg rating — 151 ratings
75.
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean 4.28 avg rating — 176 ratings
75.
Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City
Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City 3.27 avg rating — 135 ratings
75.
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 4.04 avg rating — 6,742 ratings
78.
Patterns of Empire: The British and American Empires, 1688 to the Present
Patterns of Empire: The British and American Empires, 1688 to the Present
by: Julian Go
3.92 avg rating — 62 ratings
78.
Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon 4.24 avg rating — 64,211 ratings
78.
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 4.29 avg rating — 19,126 ratings
81.
The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup
The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup 3.67 avg rating — 133 ratings
81.
Embers Of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
Embers Of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam 4.43 avg rating — 2,685 ratings
83.
The Global Gamble: Washington's Faustian Bid for World Dominance
The Global Gamble: Washington's Faustian Bid for World Dominance 4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings
83.
Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492 - 1830
Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492 - 1830 3.99 avg rating — 485 ratings
85.
America's War for the Greater Middle East
America's War for the Greater Middle East 4.24 avg rating — 2,146 ratings
85.
History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians' Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Institutions (Texas Pan American Series)
History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians' Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Institutions (Texas Pan American Series) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
87.
Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War
Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War 4.02 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
87.
Of Empire
Of Empire 3.33 avg rating — 189 ratings
89.
American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy
American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy 4.03 avg rating — 187 ratings
89.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
by: Tim Wu
3.89 avg rating — 7,934 ratings
91.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire 4.06 avg rating — 2,526 ratings
91.
In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan
In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan 3.86 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
93.
Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State
Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State 4.22 avg rating — 54 ratings
93.
Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires 4.14 avg rating — 6,318 ratings
95.
Making the Empire Work: Labor and United States Imperialism (Culture, Labor, History, 13)
Making the Empire Work: Labor and United States Imperialism (Culture, Labor, History, 13) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
96.
Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Political Expansion
Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Political Expansion 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings
96.
The Comanche Empire
The Comanche Empire 4.17 avg rating — 1,797 ratings
98.
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes 3.76 avg rating — 738 ratings
99.
Incoherent Empire
Incoherent Empire 3.38 avg rating — 58 ratings
99.
Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America 3.86 avg rating — 960 ratings
Next