American imperialism : the territorial expansion of the United States, 1783-2013 /

Afficher d'autres versions (1)

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...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Burns, Adam (Historian) (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Collection:BAAS paperbacks.
Sujets:
Imperialism.
Impérialisme.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Diplomatic relations
Imperialism
United States > Foreign relations.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : defining an empire
  • Atlantic to Pacific (1783-1893)
  • Heading northwards (1812-1903)
  • Leaving the continent (1817-90)
  • A two-ocean empire (1890-98)
  • Spanish plunder (1898-1917)
  • An empire among equals (1899-1917)
  • Occupation over annexation (1912-73)
  • Continuing imperialism (1940-2013)
  • Conclusion.

Documents similaires