Embark on a thought-provoking journey through the intricate tapestry of human history with Brooks Adams' seminal work, "The Law of Civilization and Decay." Explore the rise and fall of societies across the ages as Adams unravels the threads that weave together the fabric of civilization. As Adams delves into the depths of history, he reveals the timeless patterns that govern the fate of nations. From the heights of prosperity to the depths of decline, each chapter offers profound insights into the forces that shape the destiny of civilizations. But amidst the grand sweep of history lies a question that echoes through the ages: What are the underlying laws that govern the rise and fall of societies? Could there be a universal principle that determines the fate of nations, guiding them from infancy to maturity and eventual decay? Uncover the hidden truths of history as Adams presents a compelling thesis that challenges conventional wisdom. Through meticulous research and keen observation, he uncovers the underlying dynamics that drive the ebb and flow of civilization. Are you prepared to confront the immutable laws that govern the fate of nations? Delve into the pages of "The Law of Civilization and Decay," where history comes alive in all its complexity. Join Adams on a journey through the annals of time, where the lessons of the past illuminate the path to the future. Here's your opportunity to unlock the secrets of history's eternal dance. Order your copy of "The Law of Civilization and Decay" today and embark on a journey of discovery. Don't miss your chance to explore the rise and fall of civilizations through the eyes of a master historian. Purchase "The Law of Civilization and Decay" now and uncover the timeless truths that shape the course of human destiny.

This book recounts the 1898 charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War under the command of 39-year-old Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Describing the battle's background and its ramifications for Roosevelt, both personal and political, the author explains how Roosevelt's wartime experience prompted him to champion American involvement in world affairs. Tracking Roosevelt's rise to the presidency, this book argues that the global expansion of American influence--indeed, the building of an empire outward from a strengthened core of shared values at home--connected to the broader question of cultural sustainability as much as it did to the increasing of trade, political power, and military might.

In this classic book on the meaning of multiculturalism in larger American society, Gary Okihiro explores the significance of Asian American experiences from the perspectives of historical consciousness, race, gender, class, and culture. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, Okihiro argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Those groups in their struggles for equality, have helped to preserve and advance the founders’ ideals and have made America a more democratic place for all.

Richard Drake presents a new interpretation of Charles Austin Beard's life and work. The foremost American historian and a leading public intellectual in the first half of the twentieth century, Beard participated actively in the debates about American politics and foreign policy surrounding the two world wars. In a radical change of critical focus, Charles Austin Beard places the European dimension of Beard's thought at the center, correcting previous biographers' oversights and presenting a far more nuanced appreciation for Beard's life. Drake analyzes the stages of Beard's development as a historian and critic: his role as an intellectual leader in the Progressive movement, the support that he gave to the cause of American intervention in World War I, and his subsequent revisionist repudiation of Wilsonian ideals and embrace of non-interventionism in the lead-up to World War II. Charles Austin Beard shows that, as Americans tally the ruinous costs—both financial and moral—of nation-building and informal empire, the life and work of this prophet of history merit a thorough reexamination.

Manifest and Other Destinies critiques Manifest Destiny?s exclusive claim as an explanatory national story in order to rethink the meaning and boundaries of the West and of the United States? national identity. Stephanie LeMenager considers the American West before it became a trusted symbol of U.S. national character or a distinct literary region in the later nineteenth century, back when the West was undeniably many wests, defined by international economic networks linking diverse territories and peoples from the Caribbean to the Pacific coast. Many nineteenth-century novelists, explorers, ideologues, and humorists imagined the United States? destiny in what now seem unfamiliar terms, conceiving of geopolitical configurations or possible worlds at odds with the land hunger and ?providential? mission most clearly associated with Manifest Destiny. Manifest and Other Destinies draws from an archive of this literature and rhetoric to offer a creative rereading of national and regional borders. LeMenager addresses both canonical and lesser-known U.S. writers who shared an interest in western environments that resisted settlement, including deserts, rivers, and oceans, and who used these challenging places to invent a postwestern cultural criticism in the nineteenth century. Le Menager highlights the doubts and self-reckonings that developed alongside expansionist fervor and predicted contemporary concerns about the loss of cultural and human values to an emerging global order. In Manifest and Other Destinies, the American West offers the United States its first encounter with worlds at once local and international, worlds that, as time has proven, could never be entirely subordinated to the nation?s imperial desire.

The Law of Civilization and Decay: An Essay on History by Brooks Adams is a historical and philosophical work that explores the rise and fall of civilizations. The book introduces the idea of a cyclical pattern of growth and decline in societies, drawing upon historical examples and the influence of economic and social factors. Key Aspects of the Book "The Law of Civilization and Decay": Civilizational Dynamics: The book proposes a theory of the cyclical nature of civilizations, examining how economic, social, and political factors contribute to their ascent and eventual decline. Historical Analysis: It provides historical case studies and examples that support the idea of recurring patterns in the development and disintegration of societies. Societal Reflection: The book encourages readers to consider the lessons from history and how understanding these patterns can contribute to societal improvement. Brooks Adams offers insights into the ebb and flow of civilizations in "The Law of Civilization and Decay." Adams' work engages with history, economics, and philosophy to examine the broader trends that shape human societies.

Latent in the current environment of rapid technological advances are breakthroughs waiting to be discovered that will have profound impacts on how organizations will cope with the direction civilization is taking. Information Technology and Societal Development examines in depth the full range of impacts of information technology on civilization and the development of societies. Uniquely broad in the scope of examining the societal implications of informational technology, this groundbreaking reference work makes an essential contribution to research libraries worldwide.

What turns rich nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad? These questions are vital to understanding one of the most important sources of instability in international politics: the emergence of a new power. In From Wealth to Power, Fareed Zakaria seeks to answer these questions by examining the most puzzling case of a rising power in modern history--that of the United States. If rich nations routinely become great powers, Zakaria asks, then how do we explain the strange inactivity of the United States in the late nineteenth century? By 1885, the U.S. was the richest country in the world. And yet, by all military, political, and diplomatic measures, it was a minor power. To explain this discrepancy, Zakaria considers a wide variety of cases between 1865 and 1908 when the U.S. considered expanding its influence in such diverse places as Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Iceland. Consistent with the realist theory of international relations, he argues that the President and his administration tried to increase the country's political influence abroad when they saw an increase in the nation's relative economic power. But they frequently had to curtail their plans for expansion, he shows, because they lacked a strong central government that could harness that economic power for the purposes of foreign policy. America was an unusual power--a strong nation with a weak state. It was not until late in the century, when power shifted from states to the federal government and from the legislative to the executive branch, that leaders in Washington could mobilize the nation's resources for international influence. Zakaria's exploration of this tension between national power and state structure will change how we view the emergence of new powers and deepen our understanding of America's exceptional history.

This book offers a cultural history of the travels of energy in the English language, from its origins in Aristotle’s ontology, where it referred to the activity-of-being, through its English usage as a way to speak about the inherent nature of things, to its adoption as a name for the mechanics of motion (capacity for work). A distinguished literature deals with energy as matter of science history. But this literature fails to adequately answer a historical question about the rise of the science of energy: How did the commonplace word ‘energy’ end up becoming a concept in science? This account differs in important ways from the history of the word in the Oxford English Dictionary. Discovering the origins and early travels of energy is essential for understanding how the word was borrowed into physics, and therefore a cultural history of energy is a necessary companion to the science history of the term. It is important that modern scholars in a variety of fields be aware that energy did not always have a scientific content. The absence of that awareness can lead to, have led to, anachronistic interpretations of energy in historical sources from before the 1860s. A History of the Cultural Travels of Energy will be useful for those interested in the history of science and technology, cultural history, and linguistics.