LEADER 03864nam 2200505 450 001 9910820310603321 005 20230124201905.0 010 $a1-4744-0216-X 010 $a1-4744-0215-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474402156 035 $a(CKB)4340000000196037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5012752 035 $a(DE-B1597)616496 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474402156 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000196037 100 $a20171004h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerican imperialism $ethe territorial expansion of the United States, 1783-2013 /$fAdam Burns 210 1$aEdinburgh, [Scotland] :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (233 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aBAAS Paperbacks 311 $a1-4744-0213-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tFigures -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tIntroduction: Defining an Empire -- $tCHAPTER 1. Atlantic to Pacific (1783?1893) -- $tCHAPTER 2. Heading Northwards (1812?1903) -- $tCHAPTER 3. Leaving the Continent (1817?90) -- $tCHAPTER 4. A Two-Ocean Empire (1890?98) -- $tCHAPTER 5. Spanish Plunder (1898?1917) -- $tCHAPTER 6. An Empire among Equals (1899?1917) -- $tCHAPTER 7. Occupation over Annexation (1912?73) -- $tCHAPTER 8. Continuing Imperialism (1940?2013) -- $tConclusion -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aProvides a critical re-evaluation of US territorial expansionism and imperialism from 1783 to the presentThe United States has been described by many of its foreign and domestic critics as an ?empire?. Providing a wide-ranging analysis of the United States as a territorial, imperial power from its foundation to the present day, this book explores the United States? acquisition or long-term occupation of territories through a chronological perspective. It begins by exploring early continental expansion, such as the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803, and traces US imperialism through to the controversial ongoing presence of US forces at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The book provides fresh insights into the history of US territorial expansion and imperialism, bringing together more well-known instances (such as the purchase of Alaska) with those less-frequently discussed (such as the acquisition of the Guano Islands after 1856). The volume considers key historical debates, controversies and turning points, providing a historiographically-grounded re-evaluation of US expansion from 1783 to the present day.Key FeaturesProvides case studies of different examples of US territorial expansion/imperialism, and adds much-needed context to ongoing debates over US imperialism for students of both History and PoliticsAnalyses many of the better known instances of US imperialism (for example, Cuba and the Philippines), while also considering often-overlooked examples such as the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa and GuamExplores American imperialism from a ?territorial acquisition/long-term occupation? viewpoint which differentiates it from many other books that instead focus on informal and economic imperialismDiscusses the presence of the US in key places such as Guantanamo Bay, the Panama Canal Zone and the Arctic 410 0$aBAAS paperbacks. 606 $aImperialism 606 $aPolitical science 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 615 0$aImperialism. 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a325.32 700 $aBurns$b Adam D.$01635992 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820310603321 996 $aAmerican imperialism$93977034 997 $aUNINA