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sn03's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and War
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Xenophobia, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, and Car accident
cococorycollins's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
amachonis's review
4.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Slavery
sareidle's review
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and War
ntawn0's review against another edition
4.25
The second half of the book covers the decolonization that happened post-WWII and the transition to US globalization. This part is told topically, rather than chronologically, so each chapter begins by describing the origins of the topic at hand (language, industrial standards, etc.) which largely relate to WWII, so the second half of the book is very WWII heavy, so that is something to keep in mind.
.75 points off because the second part drags a little bit. Also, immerwahr toes around some of the more nuanced, but currently, relevant aspects of the US international presence, discussing how widespread military bases are, but ignoring the direct shape of encirclement present in relation to China, North Korea, USSR/Russia, and Iran. As current US policy continues to push towards ever more conflict with these countries, Immerwahr's glossing over of this is a little disappointing (though understandable, as it could be its own 400 page book).
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Genocide, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Xenophobia
Immerwahr quotes numerous politicians/bureaucrats/military personnel who use slurs. Some war crimes are discussed.friendlypoet's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
elisalasater's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Police brutality
s_writes's review
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation and War
Minor: Torture
rooks_books's review against another edition
5.0
Even as someone profoundly interested in and generally well educated on U.S. settler-colonialism, I learned a huge amount of new information that reframed my understanding of the U.S. from this book.
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in truly understanding U.S. history, and should be required reading in any U.S. history curriculum.
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic
spicewitch's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and War