The nation's crucible [[electronic resource] ] : the Louisiana Purchase and the creation of America / / Peter J. Kastor |
Autore | Kastor Peter J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.4/6 |
Collana | Western Americana series |
Soggetto topico |
Louisiana Purchase
Nationalism - United States - History - 19th century Political culture - United States - History - 19th century National characteristics, American Frontier and pioneer life - Louisiana |
ISBN |
1-281-72180-8
9786611721800 0-300-12824-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. America -- 2. Acquisition -- 3. ''Numerous and Troublesome Neighbors'' -- 4. Codes -- Part III: Crisis (1808-1815) -- 5. Local Diplomacy -- 6. Polities -- 7. ''The Din of War'' -- 8. ''The State of Louisiana Now Has Her Voice'' -- 9. Louisiana -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812795903321 |
Kastor Peter J | ||
New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nation's nature [[electronic resource] ] : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / / James D. Drake |
Autore | Drake James David <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.3/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Geographical perception - United States - History - 18th century
Nationalism - United States - History - 18th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-49057-8
9786613585806 0-8139-3139-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place -- Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications -- The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763 -- Continental crisis, 1763-1774 -- Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect -- Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783 -- Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century -- Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789 -- Epilogue : the continent from on high. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457490503321 |
Drake James David <1968-> | ||
Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nation's nature [[electronic resource] ] : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / / James D. Drake |
Autore | Drake James David <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.3/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Geographical perception - United States - History - 18th century
Nationalism - United States - History - 18th century |
ISBN |
1-280-49057-8
9786613585806 0-8139-3139-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place -- Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications -- The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763 -- Continental crisis, 1763-1774 -- Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect -- Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783 -- Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century -- Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789 -- Epilogue : the continent from on high. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779051203321 |
Drake James David <1968-> | ||
Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nation's nature [[electronic resource] ] : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / / James D. Drake |
Autore | Drake James David <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.3/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Geographical perception - United States - History - 18th century
Nationalism - United States - History - 18th century |
ISBN |
1-280-49057-8
9786613585806 0-8139-3139-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place -- Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications -- The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763 -- Continental crisis, 1763-1774 -- Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect -- Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783 -- Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century -- Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789 -- Epilogue : the continent from on high. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826956803321 |
Drake James David <1968-> | ||
Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power and policy [[electronic resource] ] : America's first steps to superpower, 1889-1922 / / Lawrence Lenz |
Autore | Lenz Lawrence <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.73009/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Imperialism - History - 19th century
Imperialism - History - 20th century Great powers - History - 19th century Great powers - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-87586-665-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: 1865-1889 : America grows and changes, as do its old foreign, Army, and naval policies -- Samoa, 1889 : how a hurricane built US battleships--and a military-industrial complex -- Appendix: Excerpts from Secretary of Navy report, 1889 -- Hawaiian "revolution" with an American gunboat -- Venezuela, 1895 : Great Britain vs. the United States, with a little help from the Kaiser -- Spanish-American War, 1898 : how a war to liberate Cuba created a worldwide empire -- Appendix: 1898 messages to George Dewey prior to Spanish-American War -- Philippines, 1899-1902 : America's first overseas guerrilla war and the ideas that won it -- Venezuela, 1902-1903 : the Roosevelt corollary, big stick or big bluff? -- Panama revolution, 1903 : taking Panama or taking advantage in Panama? and Cuba too -- Appendix: Panamanian incidents, 1850-1902 -- Japan, 1904-1908 : the rise of Japan and the Great White Fleet; US Navy vs. the Japanese Navy? -- Appendix A: The Great White Fleet -- Appendix B: Capital ships Japanese fleet -- Nicaragua, 1912 : $ diplomacy : US Marines + US business -- World War, 1917-1918 : fighting the Germans and the allies : President Wilson's surge that worked -- Naval disarmament, 1921 : Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 1921, the greatest naval battle of all time -- Appendix A: Battleships sunk by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty -- British battleships sunk by the Washington Treaty; Japanese battleships sunk by the Washington Treaty; Great Britain : battleships after the Washington Treaty -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Explanation of naval comparison tables. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454008803321 |
Lenz Lawrence <1946-> | ||
New York, : Algora Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power and policy [[electronic resource] ] : America's first steps to superpower, 1889-1922 / / Lawrence Lenz |
Autore | Lenz Lawrence <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.73009/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Imperialism - History - 19th century
Imperialism - History - 20th century Great powers - History - 19th century Great powers - History - 20th century |
ISBN | 0-87586-665-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: 1865-1889 : America grows and changes, as do its old foreign, Army, and naval policies -- Samoa, 1889 : how a hurricane built US battleships--and a military-industrial complex -- Appendix: Excerpts from Secretary of Navy report, 1889 -- Hawaiian "revolution" with an American gunboat -- Venezuela, 1895 : Great Britain vs. the United States, with a little help from the Kaiser -- Spanish-American War, 1898 : how a war to liberate Cuba created a worldwide empire -- Appendix: 1898 messages to George Dewey prior to Spanish-American War -- Philippines, 1899-1902 : America's first overseas guerrilla war and the ideas that won it -- Venezuela, 1902-1903 : the Roosevelt corollary, big stick or big bluff? -- Panama revolution, 1903 : taking Panama or taking advantage in Panama? and Cuba too -- Appendix: Panamanian incidents, 1850-1902 -- Japan, 1904-1908 : the rise of Japan and the Great White Fleet; US Navy vs. the Japanese Navy? -- Appendix A: The Great White Fleet -- Appendix B: Capital ships Japanese fleet -- Nicaragua, 1912 : $ diplomacy : US Marines + US business -- World War, 1917-1918 : fighting the Germans and the allies : President Wilson's surge that worked -- Naval disarmament, 1921 : Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 1921, the greatest naval battle of all time -- Appendix A: Battleships sunk by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty -- British battleships sunk by the Washington Treaty; Japanese battleships sunk by the Washington Treaty; Great Britain : battleships after the Washington Treaty -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Explanation of naval comparison tables. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777714403321 |
Lenz Lawrence <1946-> | ||
New York, : Algora Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power and policy [[electronic resource] ] : America's first steps to superpower, 1889-1922 / / Lawrence Lenz |
Autore | Lenz Lawrence <1946-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Algora Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.73009/034 |
Soggetto topico |
Imperialism - History - 19th century
Imperialism - History - 20th century Great powers - History - 19th century Great powers - History - 20th century |
ISBN | 0-87586-665-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: 1865-1889 : America grows and changes, as do its old foreign, Army, and naval policies -- Samoa, 1889 : how a hurricane built US battleships--and a military-industrial complex -- Appendix: Excerpts from Secretary of Navy report, 1889 -- Hawaiian "revolution" with an American gunboat -- Venezuela, 1895 : Great Britain vs. the United States, with a little help from the Kaiser -- Spanish-American War, 1898 : how a war to liberate Cuba created a worldwide empire -- Appendix: 1898 messages to George Dewey prior to Spanish-American War -- Philippines, 1899-1902 : America's first overseas guerrilla war and the ideas that won it -- Venezuela, 1902-1903 : the Roosevelt corollary, big stick or big bluff? -- Panama revolution, 1903 : taking Panama or taking advantage in Panama? and Cuba too -- Appendix: Panamanian incidents, 1850-1902 -- Japan, 1904-1908 : the rise of Japan and the Great White Fleet; US Navy vs. the Japanese Navy? -- Appendix A: The Great White Fleet -- Appendix B: Capital ships Japanese fleet -- Nicaragua, 1912 : $ diplomacy : US Marines + US business -- World War, 1917-1918 : fighting the Germans and the allies : President Wilson's surge that worked -- Naval disarmament, 1921 : Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 1921, the greatest naval battle of all time -- Appendix A: Battleships sunk by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty -- British battleships sunk by the Washington Treaty; Japanese battleships sunk by the Washington Treaty; Great Britain : battleships after the Washington Treaty -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Explanation of naval comparison tables. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810608403321 |
Lenz Lawrence <1946-> | ||
New York, : Algora Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power, profit and prestige [[electronic resource] ] : a history of American imperial expansion / / Philip S. Golub |
Autore | Golub Philip S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.1140973 |
Soggetto topico | Imperialism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78371-729-7
1-84964-538-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460103503321 |
Golub Philip S | ||
London, : Pluto Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power, profit and prestige [[electronic resource] ] : a history of American imperial expansion / / Philip S. Golub |
Autore | Golub Philip S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.1140973 |
Soggetto topico | Imperialism |
ISBN |
1-78371-729-7
1-84964-538-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785672603321 |
Golub Philip S | ||
London, : Pluto Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power, profit and prestige [[electronic resource] ] : a history of American imperial expansion / / Philip S. Golub |
Autore | Golub Philip S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.1140973 |
Soggetto topico | Imperialism |
ISBN |
1-78371-729-7
1-84964-538-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816719603321 |
Golub Philip S | ||
London, : Pluto Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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