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The imperial mantle : the United States, decolonization, and the Third World /

The Imperial MantleThe United States, Decolonization, and the Third WorldDavid D. NewsomA probing analysis of relations between the United States and the Third World in the post--World War II era."To understand why some people in the Third World like to throw rocks at us, read this book."-...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Newsom, David D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Voyage of Discovery; ONE The March of Empire; TWO The Nature of Imperialism; THREE Independence; FOUR Freedom in Asia; FIVE Fictional Independence: Protectorates, Mandates, and Influence; SIX The Gulf and the Peninsula; SEVEN Africa I: Where Blacks Prevailed; EIGHT Africa II: The Settler Countries; NINE The Legacy of the Twentieth Century; TEN Economics; ELEVEN The Cold War; TWELVE Africa, Race, and Politics; THIRTEEN The General Assembly; FOURTEEN The Twenty-First-Century Agenda; Appendix: Backgrounds of Liberation Leaders; Notes; Bibliography.