In this last of his prize-winning series on American presidential politics, Theodore H. White tells of the dramas that lie behind that transfomation. He reveals how television took over American politics and changed its nature and how it came to undermine

"America keeps a fine house," Anatol Lieven writes, "but in its cellar there lives a demon, whose name is nationalism."; In this controversial critique of America's role in the world, Lieven contends that U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 has been shaped by

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera."-Lewis Hine; ; A stunning view of America as captured by groundbreaking photographers; ; American history is punctuated by defining moments-some proud, some tragic, some beautifu

The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the twentieth century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith. Here for the first time is a book that documents the extraordinary history o

This slim volume offers a good look at George F. Kennan's brand of realism, and the implications of this for his views on US diplomacy. ; ; One of the major themes that emerges here: Kennan's skepticism that the U.S. tends to over-moralize in its foreign

The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance—nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots—has let national politics

In a challenging, provocative book, Andrew Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton--as well as George W. Bush's first year in offic