Book Review: jawillick on 'How to Hide an Empire,' an accessible history of American expansion from colonial times onward
American history is in trouble—the discipline, that is. The share of college students who major in history has fallen by two-thirds since the early 1970s. Only 40% of Americans—27% under age 45—“demonstrate a basic understanding of American history,” according to a recent Woodrow Wilson Foundation survey. One reason for the history recession: Much of the work produced today is too narrow and esoteric to interest nonspecialists.
So Northwestern University history professor Daniel Immerwahr deserves credit for attempting a sweeping,...
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