Buy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism

"[An] eloquent, lucid history of Buy American campaigns." —Robin D. G. Kelley

With the election of Donald Trump, economic nationalism has re-emerged as a patriotic rallying cry. But are imports and “foreigners” really to blame for the disappearance of good jobs in the United States?

Tracing the history and politics of economic nationalism from the American Revolution to the present, historian Dana Frank investigates the long history of “Buy American” campaigns and their complexities. This en...