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Global dawn : the cultural foundation of American internationalism, 1865-1890 /

Why did the United States become a global power? Frank Ninkovich shows that a cultural predisposition for thinking in global terms blossomed in the late nineteenth century, making possible the rise to world power as American liberals of the time took a wide-ranging interest in the world. Of little p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ninkovich, Frank A., 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Culture and causality
  • A global civilization
  • Culture, commerce, and diplomacy : creating an international identity
  • Europe I : republican mirages
  • Europe II : barbarian survivals
  • The one and the many : race, culture, and civilization
  • The promise of local equality : assimilating African- Americans, Chinese, and Native Americans
  • Beyond Orientalism : explaining other worlds
  • Empire and civilization
  • International politics
  • The future of international relations
  • Conclusion: Culture as capability.