| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Law and the postcolonial : ethics, politics, & economy |
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Law and the postcolonial.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 A conceptual overview; 2 Nineteenth-century territorial expansionism; 3 Large Policy expansionism, the Third View, and the unincorporated territory; 4 Citizenship and the inclusive exclusion of Puerto Ricans; 5 Rights, subjectivity, and the US global empire; 6 Unincorporated camps: Guantánamo Bay and the war on terror; 7 The extraterritorial subjectivities of US global empire: An epilogue?; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Drawing on a postcolonial legal history of the United States' territorial expansionism, this book provides an analysis of the foundations of its global empire. Charles R. Venator-Santiago argues that the United States has developed three traditions of territorial expansionism with corresponding constitutional interpretations, namely colonialist, imperialist, and global expansionist. This book offers an alternative interpretation of the origins of US global expansion, suggesting it began with the tradition of territorial expansionism following the 1898 Spanish-American War to legitimate the ann |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Diplomatic relations
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Insular possessions of the United States
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International law
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Insular possessions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140360
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Puerto Rico -- International status
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089
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| Subject |
Puerto Rico
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1135047340 |
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9781135047344 |
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020338086X |
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9780203380864 |
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