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The American school of empire /

"The American School of Empire considers how an American idea of empire evolved in the 1790s and would shape and be shaped by the literature and art of the early US. Hamilton's introductory essay suggests that empire was as important to the foundation of the US as concepts like democracy,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Larkin, Edward, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The American School of Empire considers how an American idea of empire evolved in the 1790s and would shape and be shaped by the literature and art of the early US. Hamilton's introductory essay suggests that empire was as important to the foundation of the US as concepts like democracy, freedom, nation, and republic. This book thus begins from the premise that the history of empire in the United States can be traced back to the inception of the country, if not earlier. It contends that the United States was conceived as an empire, culturally, politically, and legally. Empire, as a broad theory for organizing not only the state but also the understanding of difference and the relationship to space, in other words, was a crucial conceptual frame shaping the culture of the early US"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781107140202
110714020X
9781108114677
1108114679