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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bulmer-Thomas, V. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Land settlement > United States > Historiography.
Imperialism.
Colonisation intérieure > États-Unis > Historiographie.
Impérialisme.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Imperialism
Land settlement > Historiography
United States > Territorial expansion > Political aspects.
États-Unis > Expansion territoriale > Aspect politique.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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