How British and American Individualism Shaped the Modern World

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead says that British and American emphasis on individualism has allowed those countries to gain unprecedented power and prestige over the last few centuries. His new book is God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World.

God and Gold is available for purchase at amazon.com

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