LEADER 03126nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910778166803321 005 20230829000140.0 010 $a0-674-04045-7 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674040458 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786955 035 $a(OCoLC)628518712 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10312766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102696 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11137821 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102696 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10060630 035 $a(PQKB)11594754 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300061 035 $a(DE-B1597)457697 035 $a(OCoLC)1028045202 035 $a(OCoLC)1032693304 035 $a(OCoLC)1037981101 035 $a(OCoLC)1041977295 035 $a(OCoLC)1046609887 035 $a(OCoLC)1047009175 035 $a(OCoLC)979746340 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674040458 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300061 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312766 035 $a(OCoLC)923108902 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786955 100 $a20051102d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmong empires$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican ascendancy and its predecessors /$fCharles S. Maier 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (384 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-02189-4 311 $a0-674-02556-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-346) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPrologue: Questions at the Outset -- $tPART ONE: Recurring Structures -- $tIntroduction: The Imperial Arena -- $t1. What Is an Empire? -- $t2. Frontiers 78 -- $t3. "Call It Peace" -- $tPART TWO: America's Turn -- $tIntroduction: Highland Park and Hiroshima -- $t4. Frontiers and Forces in the Cold War -- $t5. An Empire of Production -- $t6. An Empire of Consumption -- $tAfterword: The Vase of Uruk -- $tTables -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aImperialism$xHistory 606 $aImperialism$vCase studies 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory. 615 0$aImperialism 676 $a325.320973 686 $aMG 70070$2rvk 700 $aMaier$b Charles S$0133312 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778166803321 996 $aAmong empires$9231536 997 $aUNINA