Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
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Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire is a historical and political analysis book that examines the nature, ambitions, and limitations of American global power in the modern era.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire Context triple: [Niall Ferguson, notableWork, Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire]
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The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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B.
Dismantling the Empire
Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
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C.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
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D.
A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
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E.
These Truths: A History of the United States
These Truths: A History of the United States is a sweeping, critically acclaimed single-volume history that examines the American experiment in democracy from its founding to the present, written by historian Jill Lepore.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire Target entity description: Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire is a historical and political analysis book that examines the nature, ambitions, and limitations of American global power in the modern era.
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A.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
-
B.
Dismantling the Empire
Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
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C.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
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D.
A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
-
E.
These Truths: A History of the United States
These Truths: A History of the United States is a sweeping, critically acclaimed single-volume history that examines the American experiment in democracy from its founding to the present, written by historian Jill Lepore.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ political analysis book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
constraints on U.S. imperial power
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sustainability of American hegemony ⓘ |
| author | Niall Ferguson ⓘ |
| compares | American power with historical European empires ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
Iraq War
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U.S. interventionism ⓘ War on Terror ⓘ
linked to:
Global War on Terrorism
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| examines |
United States as an empire
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cultural and ideological influence of the United States ⓘ economic foundations of U.S. power ⓘ military commitments of the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ambitions of American foreign policy
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limitations of American global power ⓘ nature of American power ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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international relations ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasMainTopic |
American Empire in the 20th and 21st centuries
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U.S. role in the world ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers of history and politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubjectCategory |
U.S. history
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geopolitics ⓘ world politics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placesInSeriesOfWorksByAuthor | Niall Ferguson works on empire and power ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Allen Lane
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Penguin Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
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The Cash Nexus ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
modern era
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| subject |
American Empire
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linked to:
Pax Americana
American global power ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ hegemony ⓘ imperialism ⓘ international politics ⓘ |
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