The result is a provocative and absorbing history of the United States' NEW YORK TIMES For a country that has always denied having dreams of empire, the United States owns a lot of overseas territory.
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Daniel Immerwahr is a historian whose work delves into the intricate relationship between the United States and the wider world. He critically examines the nation's attempts to shape and develop other countries, often uncovering the complex and unforeseen consequences of these endeavors. Immerwahr's writing is characterized by its depth and insight, offering readers a fresh perspective on pivotal moments in American history and their global reverberations.



- 2019
- 2014
Thinking Small
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Daniel Immerwahr tells how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based approaches. He also sounds a warning: such strategies, now again in vogue, have been tried before, alongside grander moderization schemes with often disastrous consequences as self-help gave way to crushing local oppression.