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Autore |
Langley Lester D |
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Titolo |
America and the Americas : the United States in the western hemisphere / / Lester D. Langley |
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Athens, : University of Georgia Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-55310-0 |
9786612553103 |
0-8203-3716-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Collana |
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The United States and the Americas |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latin America Relations United States |
United States Relations Latin America |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to the second edition -- Prelude : the birth of the second America -- The revolutionary age -- Manifest destiny -- The imperial design -- Pax americana -- A hemisphere at war -- The cold war -- Years of uncertainty -- The defiant hemisphere -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this completely revised and updated edition, Langley covers the long period from the colonial era into the twenty-first century, providing an interpretive introduction to the history of U.S. relations with Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada and discusses the formal structures and diplomatic postures underlying U.S. policy making. |
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