The Big Ditch : How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal /

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Overview: On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Ca...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Maurer, Noel
Autres auteurs: Yu, Carlos, 1970-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Diplomatic relations.
Imperialism > Economic aspects.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Imperialisme > Aspect economique.
United States.
Panama > Panama Canal.
Panama.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Panamá.
Canal de Panamá (Panamá) > Histoire.
Panama > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Panama.
Panama Canal (Panama) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction to the ditch
  • Before the ditch
  • Preparing the ditch
  • Digging the ditch
  • Crossing the ditch
  • Passed by the ditch
  • Sliding into irrelevancy
  • Ditching the ditch
  • Concluding the ditch.

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