Americans and All the Rest
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Ivan Kurilla is a historian specializing in U.S.-Russia relations, national identity, and the political use of history. Formerly a professor at Volgograd State University and the European University at St. Petersburg, he has held research and teaching positions at Dartmouth College, George Washington University, Bowdoin College, Wellesley College, and The Ohio State University. Forced to leave Russia due to his opposition to the war in Ukraine, he now lives in the United States and continues his work in American academia. He is the author of several books, including Battle for the Past: How Politics Rewrites History (Palgrave Macmillan) and Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies: A History of Russian-American Relations (Cambridge University Press, with David S. Foglesong and Victoria I. Zhuravleva).
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1. Introduction.- 2. "Out of Many, One": How Americans Created a Nation.- 3. From Republic to Democracy: How Americans Built a State and Shaped Foreign Policy.- 4. "The Power of Our Republic": How Americans Expanded Their Country and Inspired the "Spring of Nations".- 5. The Civil War and Reconstruction: How Americans Nearly Split into Two Nations.- 6. From the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era: How Americans Navigated Crisis.- 7. From Great Hopes to the Great Depression: How Americans Tried to Remake the World.- 8. From Depression to Victory: How Americans Nearly Lost Capitalism but Won a World War.- 9. From Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis: How Americans Learned to Live as a Superpower.- 10. "The Great Society," Crisis, and the "Return to Greatness": How Americans Entered the Modern World.- 11. The End of History: How Americans Won the Cold War.- 12. The Beginning of Rebellion: How Americans Lost Their Sense of Stability.- 13. Conclusion: Does This Matter?.- 14. Epilogue: What to Read Next?.