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| Topic Started: Aug 10 2006, 10:07 PM (211 Views) | |
| Love and Honour | Aug 10 2006, 10:07 PM Post #1 |
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Augusts Read Colossus: The Rise and Fall of The American Empire I can't find a pic online that imageshack will accept. Please try finish by 27/08/06 (or for the yanks 08/27/06) |
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| Obana4 | Aug 10 2006, 10:20 PM Post #2 |
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The only ferguson my library has now is his Colossus,2004 his latest is on order. I know nothing of this author but am willing to check it out if we decide to read it. |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 10 2006, 10:23 PM Post #3 |
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walkerstown?? |
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| walkerstown | Aug 10 2006, 10:35 PM Post #4 |
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Colossus would be good yeah, certainly controversial. This is from the back of the book so it isn't exactly objective, but it gives a basic overview. "Presidents from Woodrow Wilson to George W. Bush may have denied it but, as Niall Ferguson's brilliant and provocative book shows, the US is in many ways the greatest imperial power of all time. What's more, it always has been an empire, expanding westwards throughout the nineteenth century and rising to global dominance in the twentieth. But is today's American colossus really equipped to play Atlas, bearing the weight of the world on it's shoulders?" |
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| Jivdom | Aug 10 2006, 10:40 PM Post #5 |
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This going to actually happen this time? |
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| walkerstown | Aug 10 2006, 10:41 PM Post #6 |
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Hopefully
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| Love and Honour | Aug 10 2006, 10:42 PM Post #7 |
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fingers crossed
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| Obana4 | Aug 10 2006, 10:47 PM Post #8 |
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i'll go to the library tomorrow and check it out. I am a mother of an 8yr old so most of my free time is at nite. Depending on how well this guy writes and my interest in the subject, which sounds alright it should take me about a week to read it. |
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| Jivdom | Aug 10 2006, 10:48 PM Post #9 |
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I think we should set a deadline date to finish right now. |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 10 2006, 10:50 PM Post #10 |
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OK I've just ordered the book from the library |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 10 2006, 10:51 PM Post #11 |
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Hey Obana4 welcome to the club I'v an 5 year old Girl & 3 year old boy
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| Jivdom | Aug 11 2006, 12:34 AM Post #12 |
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you're all so grown up... pff... Anywho. Can we set a date then? I will pcik it up tomorrow and (because I have just started "Saturday night sunday morning" for school) will not be able to finish it till about friday the 18th. So I am happy with any date after that |
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| Obana4 | Aug 11 2006, 12:48 AM Post #13 |
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works for me, unless the library doesn't have the book like the web catalog says. |
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| walkerstown | Aug 12 2006, 09:38 PM Post #14 |
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I'm on my D of E expedition from the 13th to the 16th so I won't be able to read until after that, although I have already started it. |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 19 2006, 05:29 PM Post #15 |
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Have my copy and starting to read it. btw we need a new Mod for here, anyone?? |
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| Obana4 | Aug 19 2006, 06:27 PM Post #16 |
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I too have started reading, it is a bit tedious with all the history references. I will definitely have to share my american point of view. 
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| Love and Honour | Aug 19 2006, 06:29 PM Post #17 |
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I'm still on the introduction and would have to agree that the USA is an empire while I say now I don't agree it is a good thing. Better that most empires but not what I want for my homeland. Hey Obana1 want to run the club? |
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| Obana4 | Aug 19 2006, 06:59 PM Post #18 |
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I wouldn't even know where to begin?? |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 19 2006, 07:03 PM Post #19 |
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OK... I'll ask NC for the reigns again as Zai is MIA. |
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| Jivdom | Aug 19 2006, 07:23 PM Post #20 |
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Well I started this morning TBH I am not incredible impressed by the matter but the writting is self has its merits. I will probably finish it in the early hours of tomorrow. Can we set a date to finish then? Will everyone have finished it by next friday? |
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