America : from white settlement to world hegemony / / Victor Kiernan ; preface by Eric Hobsbawm ; introduction and epilogue by John Trumpbour
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| Autore: |
Kiernan V. G (Victor Gordon), <1913-2009, >
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| Titolo: |
America : from white settlement to world hegemony / / Victor Kiernan ; preface by Eric Hobsbawm ; introduction and epilogue by John Trumpbour
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| Pubblicazione: | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 | |
| Edizione: | 3rd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 325/.373 |
| Soggetto topico: | History of the Americas |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations |
| United States Territorial expansion | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | HobsbawmE. J <1917-2012, > (Eric J.) |
| TrumpbourJohn | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover ; About the Author ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Foreword ; Introduction ; Part One: The Winning of the National Territory ;1. The Birth of a Nation ;2. The Pursuit of Happiness ;3. White Man and Red Man ; Part Two: Middle Decades ;1. The Literary Mirror. |
| 2. From West Indies to Far East3. Civil War and After ;4. The Last Indian Wars ; Part Three: Overseas Expansion and the War with Spain ;1. The Red Man in Custody ;2. New Visions of Empire ;3. Latin America and Further Asia ;4. Anglo-Saxons and Their Wars. | |
| Part Four: Imperial Choices for a New Century1. The Progressivist Era ;2. The Philippines Experiment, and Direct or Indirect Rule ;3. Dollar Diplomacy in Central America ;4. Old World Frustrations, and Ideas of a New World Order ; Part Five: Two Strides to World Power. | |
| 1. Great War and Not So Great Peace2. Victory and After: The Mirror of Science Fiction ;3. America, the World's Banker ;4. Slump Years, and a New Look at the Red Indian ;5. From Isolationism to Conquest ; Part Six: The American Hegemony ;1. Capitalism, Militarism and the Cold War. | |
| 2. The Old Empires and Neo-Colonialism3. War in Vietnam and Its Repercussions ;4. The Middle East and Africa ;5. Latin America ;6. Retrospect and Prospect ; Epilogue by John Trumpbour ; Bibliography ; Index. | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This pioneering study provides unparalleled insight into the history, culture, and politics of American imperialism. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | America |
| ISBN: | 1-78360-599-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460918003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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