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American imperialism : the territorial expansion of the United States, 1783-2013 /
Providing an analysis of the United States as a territorial, imperial power from its foundation to the present day, this book explores the United States' acquisition or long-term occupation of territories through a chronological perspective. The author begins by exploring early continental expa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | BAAS paperbacks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Providing an analysis of the United States as a territorial, imperial power from its foundation to the present day, this book explores the United States' acquisition or long-term occupation of territories through a chronological perspective. The author begins by exploring early continental expansion, such as the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803, and traces US imperialism through to the controversial presence of US forces at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The book explores well-known events (such as the purchase of Alaska) with those less-frequently discussed (such as the acquisition of the Guano Islands after 1856). The volume considers historical debates, controversies, and turning points, providing a historiographically-grounded re-evaluation of US expansion from 1783 to the twenty-first century. |
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| Notas: | "BAAS: British Association for American Studies"--Cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 223 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474402156 1474402151 |