Revolution and anti-imperialism : the internal foes of empire -- Cuba libre, the Anti-Imperialist League, and beyond -- From Wilsonianism to Bolshevism -- The cold war and decolonization -- After Vietnam -- From the end of history to the "war on terror" -- Epilogue : revolution in the Middle East.;"'Seymour's obsessively researched, impressive first book holds its place as the most authoritative historical analysis of its kind.'--Resurgence. All empires spin self-serving myths, and in the United States the most potent of these is that America is a force for democracy around the world. Yet there is a tradition of American anti-imperialism which gives the lie to this mythology. Richard Seymour examines this complex relationship from the Revolution to the present-day. Richard Seymour is a socialist writer and runs the blog Lenin's Tomb. He is the author of The Liberal Defense of Murder. His articles have appeared in the Guardian and New Statesman"--Provided by publisher.