America's shadow [[electronic resource] ] : an anatomy of empire / / William V. Spanos
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| Autore: |
Spanos William V
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| Titolo: |
America's shadow [[electronic resource] ] : an anatomy of empire / / William V. Spanos
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 325/.32/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Influence | |
| Imperialism - History - 20th century | |
| East and West | |
| Postmodernism - Political aspects - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-272) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Ontological Origins of Occidental Imperialism: Thinking the Meta of Metaphysics; 2. Culture and Colonization: The Imperial Imperatives of the Centered Circle; 3. Vietnam and the Pax Americana: A Genealogy of the ""New World Order""; 4. ""Theory"" and the End of History: Rethinking Postmodernity; 5. Thinking in the Interregnum: Prolegomenon to a Spectral Politics; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A study of imperialism that stretches from ancient Rome to the post-Cold War world and focuses on the Vietnam War, this provocative work boldly revises our assumptions about the genealogy of the West. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | America's shadow |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-9021-9 |
| 0-8166-5294-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451707403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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