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Empire in retreat : the past, present, and future of the United States /

A sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire-and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage A respected authority on international relations and foreign policy, Victor Bulmer†'Thomas offers a grand survey of the United States as an empire. From i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bulmer-Thomas, V. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of Maps; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: THE TERRITORIAL EMPIRE; ONE Continental Expansion; TWO Mexico and Central America; THREE Africa and the Pacific; FOUR The Caribbean; PART II: THE SEMIGLOBAL EMPIRE; FIVE Institutions; SIX Nonstate Actors; SEVEN The Empire in Action; EIGHT The Unipolar Moment; PART III: THE EMPIRE IN RETREAT; NINE Anti-Imperialism in the United States; TEN The US Economy; ELEVEN The Decline of Leadership; TWELVE Hegemony under Threat; Epilogue; Notes.