The Untold History of the United States美国历史

图书标准信息

• 作者 Oliver Stone 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 2012-11
• ISBN 9781451613513
• 定价 213.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 704页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThecompaniontotheShowtimedocumentaryseries,directorOliverStoneandhistorianPeterKuznickchallengetheprevailingorthodoxiesoftraditionalhistorybooksinthisthoroughlyresearchedandrigorouslyanalyzedlookatthedarksideofAmericanhistory.

“AtlasttheworldknowsAmericaasthesavioroftheworld!”—WoodrowWilson

ThenotionofAmericanexceptionalism,datingbacktoJohnWinthrop’s1630sermonaboardtheArbella,stillwarpsAmericans’understandingoftheirnation’sroleintheworld.MostareloathetoadmitthattheUnitedStateshasanyimperialpretensions.ButhistorytellsadifferentstoryasfilmmakerOliverStoneandhistorianPeterKuznickrevealinthisrivetingaccountoftheriseanddeclineoftheAmericanempire.

Aidedbythelatestarchivalfindingsandrecentlydeclassifieddocumentsandbuildingontheresearchoftheworld’sbestscholars,StoneandKuznickconstructanoftenshockingbutmeticulouslydocumented“People’sHistoryoftheAmericanEmpire”thatoffersstartlingcontexttotheBush-CheneypoliciesthatputusatwarintwoMuslimcountriesandshowuswhytheObamaadministrationhashadsuchadifficulttimecleavinganewpath.

StoneandKuznickwillintroducereaderstoapantheonofheroesandvillainsastheyshownotonlyhowfartheUnitedStateshasdriftedfromitsdemocratictraditions,butthepowerfulforcesthathavestruggledtogetusbackontrack.

Theauthorsrevealthat:
·TheatomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasakiweremilitarilyunnecessaryandmorallyindefensible.
·TheUnitedStates,nottheSovietUnion,borethelion’sshareofresponsibilityforperpetuatingtheColdWar.
·TheU.S.loveaffairwithright-wingdictatorshasgoneasfarasoverthrowingelectedleaders,armingandtrainingmurderousmilitaryofficers,andforcingmillionsofpeopleintopoverty.
·U.S.-fundedIslamistfundamentalists,whofoughtagainsttheSovietsinAfghanistan,haveblownbacktothreatentheinterestsoftheU.S.anditsallies.
·U.S.presidents,especiallyinwartime,havefrequentlytrampledontheconstitutionandinternationallaw.
·TheUnitedStateshasbrandishednuclearthreatsrepeatedlyandcometerrifyinglyclosetonuclearwar.

Americanleadersoftenbelievetheyareunboundbyhistory,yetStoneandKuznickarguethatwemustfaceourtroublinghistoryhonestlyandforthrightlyinordertosetanewcourseforthetwenty-firstcentury.Theirconclusionswillchallengeevenexperts,butthereisonequestiononlyreaderscananswer:IsittoolateforAmericatochange?

【作者简介】

OliverStoneisanAcademyAward-winningdirector,producerandscreenwriter.ManyofhisfilmshaveraisedkeyquestionsaboutdefiningmomentsinUShistory.TheyincludeBornontheFourthofJuly,JFK,Nixon,WorldTradeCentreandW.PeterKuznickisaProfessorofHistoryandDirectoroftheNuclearStudiesInstituteatAmericanUniversity--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.