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America : from white settlement to world hegemony /
This pioneering study provides unparalleled insight into the history, culture, and politics of American imperialism.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Zed Books,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.