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Autore |
Kiernan V. G (Victor Gordon), <1913-2009, > |
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Titolo |
America : from white settlement to world hegemony / / Victor Kiernan ; preface by Eric Hobsbawm ; introduction and epilogue by John Trumpbour |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
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[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-21841-3 |
1-78360-600-2 |
1-78360-599-5 |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (473 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History of the Americas |
United States Foreign relations |
United States Territorial expansion |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Cover ; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Foreword ; Introduction ; Part One: The Winning of the National Territory ;1. The Birth of a Nation ;2. The Pursuit of Happiness ;3. White Man and Red Man ; Part Two: Middle Decades ;1. The Literary Mirror. |
2. From West Indies to Far East3. Civil War and After ;4. The Last Indian Wars ; Part Three: Overseas Expansion and the War with Spain ;1. The Red Man in Custody ;2. New Visions of Empire ;3. Latin America and Further Asia ;4. Anglo-Saxons and Their Wars. |
Part Four: Imperial Choices for a New Century1. The Progressivist Era ;2. The Philippines Experiment, and Direct or Indirect Rule ;3. Dollar Diplomacy in Central America ;4. Old World Frustrations, and Ideas of a New World Order ; Part Five: Two Strides to World Power. |
1. Great War and Not So Great Peace2. Victory and After: The Mirror of Science Fiction ;3. America, the World's Banker ;4. Slump Years, and a New Look at the Red Indian ;5. From Isolationism to Conquest ; Part Six: The American Hegemony ;1. Capitalism, Militarism and the Cold War. |
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2. The Old Empires and Neo-Colonialism3. War in Vietnam and Its Repercussions ;4. The Middle East and Africa ;5. Latin America ;6. Retrospect and Prospect ; Epilogue by John Trumpbour ; Bibliography ; Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This pioneering study provides unparalleled insight into the history, culture, and politics of American imperialism. |
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