U.S. Imperialism, global role, and totalitarianism:
- Darwin, John. After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2008.
- Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. Bost: Beacon Press, 2014.
- Dudziak, Mary L. Cold War Civil Rights: Race and the Image of American Democracy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000.
- Gleason, Abbot. Totalitarianism: The Inner History of the Cold War. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Hunt, Michael H. The American Ascendency: How the United States Gained and Wielded Global Dominance. United States: The University of North Carolina Press, 2007.
- McKnight Nichols, Christopher. Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011.
- Said, Edward W. Orientalism. New York: Random House, 1994.
U.S. Native American History and land issues:
- Hamalainen, Pekka. The Comanche Empire. United States: Yale University, 2008.
- Isenberg, Andrew C. The Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- LaDuke, Winona. All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. United States: South End Press, 1999.
- West, Elliot. The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado. United States: University Press of Kansas, 1998.
- Darwin, John. After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2008.
- Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. Bost: Beacon Press, 2014.
- Dudziak, Mary L. Cold War Civil Rights: Race and the Image of American Democracy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000.
- Gleason, Abbot. Totalitarianism: The Inner History of the Cold War. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Hunt, Michael H. The American Ascendency: How the United States Gained and Wielded Global Dominance. United States: The University of North Carolina Press, 2007.
- McKnight Nichols, Christopher. Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011.
- Said, Edward W. Orientalism. New York: Random House, 1994.
U.S. Native American History and land issues:
- Hamalainen, Pekka. The Comanche Empire. United States: Yale University, 2008.
- Isenberg, Andrew C. The Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- LaDuke, Winona. All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. United States: South End Press, 1999.
- West, Elliot. The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado. United States: University Press of Kansas, 1998.