Power, Persuasion and the Origins of the Imperial Republic

Arguing that war, rather than liberty, is the primary lens through which Americans have defined social, culture and political boundaries for the past half-millennium, Andrew Cayton will consider how "empire" and "liberty" contribute to foreign policy discussions of the 21st century.
When Oct 27, 2011
from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Where Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville
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Contact Phone 502-852-8811
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By moving America's forgotten conflicts — not just the American Revolution, the Civil War and World War II— to center stage, Andrew R.L. Cayton, PhD argues that war, above all else, has been the primary means by which people of North America have defined American society for the last half-millennium.

From the Seven Years' War to the First World War through WWII, Vietnam and Iraq, Cayton will trace the birth and evolution of a militaristic nation. In particular, he will consider the coexistence of "liberty" and "empire" and contributes to foreign policy discussions of the twenty-first century.

Cayton will deliver a free and public lecture on his book Oct. 27, 6-7 p.m., at the University of Louisville's Chao Auditorium located in Ekstrom Library (directions).

The McConnell Center offers this free and public event as part of its year-long history project, "Remembering America: From Colonization to the Cold War."

About the Lecturer

Andrew Cayton, PhD, is a distinguished professor of history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Cayton received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Brown University. He is the author or editor of several books on 18th and early 19th century North America, including (with Fred Anderson) The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-1800. Currently serving as President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, Cayton is collaborating with Anderson on Imperial America, 1672-1764, Volume Two in the Oxford History of the United States.

About the McConnell Center

The McConnell Center offers this Civic Education Program to the public free of charge. The non-profit, non-partisan program was established to assist Kentucky citizens develop a better understanding of the American Constitution and American history and encourage open and free discussion of perennial concerns that inform contemporary politics.