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Book SynopsisFrom the first, America has considered itself as uniquely lighting the right way for the world. But it is hard to reconcile this picture, the very image of American exceptionalism, with what
America's Use of Terror shows us: that the United States has frequently resorted to acts of terror to solve its most challenging problems.
Trade ReviewStephen Huggins presents a compelling case that the United States has relied extensively on terror tactics throughout its history. Huggins offers a comprehensive account of the dark underside of American power both at home and abroad. This is an unSettling read, but
America’s Use of Terror should be required reading for all fair-minded, conscientious citizens. This book should appeal to a wide Audience of open-minded general readers, along with scholars and students of American history writ large." - Stephen F. Knott, author of
Rush to Judgment: George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and His Critics "
America’s Use of Terror powerfully confronts the trope that terrorism is only the tool of individual perpetrators or nonstate actors. Stephen Huggins mines our nation’s history to show how state terror, terror masked as prejudice, and terror in its military applications have shaped the nature and even the borders of our land. This book will move tongues and even raise eyebrows." - John Prados, author of
Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945–1975
