| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover ; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Foreword ; Introduction ; Part One: The Winning of the National Territory ; 1. The Birth of a Nation ; 2. The Pursuit of Happiness ; 3. White Man and Red Man ; Part Two: Middle Decades ; 1. The Literary Mirror |
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2. From West Indies to Far East 3. Civil War and After ; 4. The Last Indian Wars ; Part Three: Overseas Expansion and the War with Spain ; 1. The Red Man in Custody ; 2. New Visions of Empire ; 3. Latin America and Further Asia ; 4. Anglo-Saxons and Their Wars |
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Part Four: Imperial Choices for a New Century 1. The Progressivist Era ; 2. The Philippines Experiment, and Direct or Indirect Rule ; 3. Dollar Diplomacy in Central America ; 4. Old World Frustrations, and Ideas of a New World Order ; Part Five: Two Strides to World Power |
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1. Great War and Not So Great Peace 2. Victory and After: The Mirror of Science Fiction ; 3. America, the World's Banker ; 4. Slump Years, and a New Look at the Red Indian ; 5. From Isolationism to Conquest ; Part Six: The American Hegemony ; 1. Capitalism, Militarism and the Cold War |
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2. The Old Empires and Neo-Colonialism 3. War in Vietnam and Its Repercussions ; 4. The Middle East and Africa ; 5. Latin America ; 6. Retrospect and Prospect ; Epilogue by John Trumpbour ; Bibliography ; Index |
| Summary |
This pioneering study provides unparalleled insight into the history, culture, and politics of American imperialism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 20, 2015) |
| Subject |
History of the Americas.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Diplomatic relations
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Territorial expansion
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140559
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hobsbawm, E. J. (Eric J.), 1917-2012, writer of preface.
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Trumpbour, John, writer of introduction, author of epilogue
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| ISBN |
9781783605996 |
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1783605995 |
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9781783606009 |
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1783606002 |
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