Imperial Masquerade

Name: Imperial Masquerade
Author: Lewis Lapham

by Lewis Lapham

Essays on American foreign policy and imperial power and hypocrisy

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Lewis Lapham

American journalist who edited Harper's Magazine for three decades and turned it into the foremost venue for political and cultural essays. Lapham's Quarterly collected his reflections on history and the present. His essays combined classical learning with caustic observations on American democracy and empire.

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