Among empires [[electronic resource] ] : American ascendancy and its predecessors / / Charles S. Maier

• Autore: Maier Charles S
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 325.320973
• Soggetto topico: National characteristics, American; Imperialism - History; Imperialism
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 19th century; United States Foreign relations 20th century
• Classificazione: MG 70070
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-346) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Among empires
• ISBN: 0-674-04045-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778166803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II