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Most Americans consider the US had been an isolationist power until the twentieth century. That is incorrect. In a riveting and brilliantly revisionist work of history, Robert Kagan, bestselling creator of Of Paradise and Power, shows how Americans have actually ceaselessly been increasing their global power and influence from the beginning. Driven by commercial, territorial, and idealistic ambitions, the US has at all times perceived itself, and been seen by other nations, as an international force. It is a book of great importance to our understanding of our nation’s history and its role within the global community.