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Saltonstall Professor of History Charles S. Maier ’60, who studies modern European history, says that while he agrees with Ferguson’s comparison between U.S. expansion and the British Empire, the two scholars disagree on the normative question about American empire...
...makes sense to call us imperial,” Maier says. “I think Niall is happier with this development than I am. There’s a group of Brits and others out there who think we should take it in hand and be a benevolent and good empire. I’m more doubtful that...
...While Maier and his history department colleagues are well-regarded academics within their various fields, few—if any—have attained Ferguson’s level of public prominence. Last month alone he penned two pieces for The New York Times, both touching on contentious issues—one trying to understand the high level of Muslim immigration into Europe and the other calling for “severity” in dealing with uprisings in Iraq...
...Maier agreed that Ferguson has managed to bridge the traditional divide between popular writing and challenging historical analysis...
...Maier Professor of Political Economy Benjamin M. Friedman ’66 also pointed out that moving the start date of the fall semester earlier might deter faculty members from taking on positions as first-year advisers, since it would cramp the ends of their summers...