American Settler Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : A History / / by W. Hixson
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| Autore: |
Hixson W
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| Titolo: |
American Settler Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : A History / / by W. Hixson
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social history |
| History, Modern | |
| Imperialism | |
| Historiography | |
| Social History | |
| History of the Americas | |
| US History | |
| Modern History | |
| Imperialism and Colonialism | |
| Historiography and Method | |
| Soggetto geografico: | America History |
| United States History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction : settler colonialism, history, and theory -- People from the unknown world : the colonial encounter and the acceleration of violence -- No savage shall inherit the land : settler colonialism through the American Revolution -- The common enemy of the country : settler colonialism to the Mississippi River -- Scenes of agony and blood : Manifest Destiny and the crisis of settler colonialism -- They promised to take our land and they took it : completing the continental settler colonial project -- Spaces of denial : American colonialism in Hawai'i and Alaska -- Things too scandalous to write : the Philippine intervention and the continuities of colonialism -- A very particular kind of inclusion : indigenous people in the postcolonial United States -- Conclusion : the boomerang of savagery. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Over the course of three centuries, American settlers helped to create the richest, most powerful nation in human history, even as they killed and displaced millions. This groundbreaking work shows that American history is defined by settler colonialism, providing a compelling framework through which to understand its rise to global dominance. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American Settler Colonialism |
| ISBN: | 1-137-37425-X |
| 1-137-37426-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790727703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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