03160nam 2200745Ia 450 991045511060332120200520144314.00-674-04045-710.4159/9780674040458(CKB)1000000000786955(OCoLC)628518712(CaPaEBR)ebrary10312766(SSID)ssj0000102696(PQKBManifestationID)11137821(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102696(PQKBWorkID)10060630(PQKB)11594754(MiAaPQ)EBC3300061(DE-B1597)457697(OCoLC)1028045202(OCoLC)1032693304(OCoLC)1037981101(OCoLC)1041977295(OCoLC)1046609887(OCoLC)1047009175(OCoLC)979746340(DE-B1597)9780674040458(Au-PeEL)EBL3300061(CaPaEBR)ebr10312766(OCoLC)923108902(EXLCZ)99100000000078695520051102d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAmong empires[electronic resource] American ascendancy and its predecessors /Charles S. MaierCambridge, MA Harvard University Press20061 online resource (384 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-02189-4 0-674-02556-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-346) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: Questions at the Outset -- PART ONE: Recurring Structures -- Introduction: The Imperial Arena -- 1. What Is an Empire? -- 2. Frontiers 78 -- 3. "Call It Peace" -- PART TWO: America's Turn -- Introduction: Highland Park and Hiroshima -- 4. Frontiers and Forces in the Cold War -- 5. An Empire of Production -- 6. An Empire of Consumption -- Afterword: The Vase of Uruk -- Tables -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- IndexThis elegantly written book examines the structure and impact of empires and asks whether the United States shares their traits and behavior. Charles S. Maier outlines the essentials of empire throughout history, then explores the exercise of U.S. power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With learning, dispassion, and clarity, Among Empires offers bold comparisons and an original account of American power.National characteristics, AmericanImperialismHistoryImperialismCase studiesUnited StatesForeign relations19th centuryUnited StatesForeign relations20th centuryElectronic books.National characteristics, American.ImperialismHistory.Imperialism325.320973MG 70070rvkMaier Charles S133312MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455110603321Among empires231536UNINA