Paul Kramer How Not To Write The History Of Empire . Paul kramer writes and teaches u. Paul is the author of the blood of government: Trivium Pursuit » Blog Archive » Contest for Free Books Short list of from www.triviumpursuit.com 16 16 immerwahr , daniel , “ writing the history of the greater united states: In the introduction to his book blood of government, paul kramer promises a “transnational history of race and empire. In recent years there has been renewed interest in the subject of the united states as an “empire,” and an increasing historiographical canon is building up on the us experiment with overseas empire in the philippines.