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Power, profit and prestige : a history of American imperial expansion /

Power, Profit and Prestige applies incisive historical and sociological analysis to make sense of the United States' post-Cold War imperial behavior. Philip Golub studies imperial identity formation and shows how an embedded culture of force and expansion has shaped American foreign policy. He...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Golub, Philip S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The American empire in its world historical setting
  • A taste of blood in the jungle : the late nineteenth century
  • The hierarchies of Pax Americana
  • Power and plenty in the post-Cold War
  • Striving for global monopoly
  • Losing control
  • Conclusion : order, hierarchy and pluralism.