Greg Grandin's "America, América": Catholic Traditions and Republican Futures
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September 26, 2025 · 1h 9m · Season 4 · Episode 15
About this episode
Historian Greg Grandin discusses his book America, América and the intertwined republican traditions of the hemisphere.
In this episode, we sit down with historian Greg Grandin to discuss his new book America, América, which reimagines the hemisphere’s intertwined republican traditions and confronts the United States’ monopolization of the very idea of “America.” Known for landmark works such as The Empire of Necessity and The End of the Myth, Grandin has long illuminated Latin America’s central role in the making of the modern world. We explore how Latin American thinkers used immanent critique to measure U.S...
People in this episode
Guest: Greg Grandin
Topics covered
- history
- republican traditions
- U.S. monopolization
- Latin America
- immanent critique
- political thought
Keywords
- Greg Grandin
- America, América
- republican traditions
- U.S. history
- Latin America
- political critique
- historical analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: America, América, The Empire of Necessity, The End of the Myth
Places: United States, Latin America
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