Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. A nation among nations americas place in world history ebook bender thomas amazonca kindle store. Title a nation among nations americas place in world history format paperback product dimensions 384 pages 831 x 538 x 116 in shipping dimensions 384 pages 831 x 538 x 116 in published 4 avril 2007 publisher farrar straus and giroux language english. One might expect a nation among nations to serve as american history with global overtones but it would be more accurate to call it a global history that includes america what interests bender is the global context for iconic events in us history like the american revolution or the civil war. The book is full of stories that show that north america had its own distinct history nation building in the united states was different from that in other parts of the world and so was the history of imperialism