Barbarian Virtues: The United States Encounters Foreign Peoples at Home and Abroad, 1876-1917 : Book Review
"Barbarian Virtues" by Matthew Frye Jacobson offers a captivating exploration of the concept of barbarism across different periods of history. The author skillfully challenges the conventional understanding of civilization by highlighting the subjective nature of what is considered barbaric, demonstrating how power dynamics influence these perceptions. Drawing upon a wide...