Autore	Ruether Rosemary Radford
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; Oakville, CT, : Equinox, 2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (300 p.)
Disciplina	973
Collana	Religion and violence
Soggetto topico	Manifest Destiny Imperialism - History Political messianism - United States - History Religion and politics - United States - History National characteristics, American Racism - Political aspects - United States - History Protest movements - United States - History
ISBN	1-315-71120-6 1-317-49124-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: the two faces of America: the ideal America as deception and as protest -- 1. Elect nations of Europe and the making of the American myth of chosenness -- 2. The rights of man and the excluded others: the revolutionary era and beyond -- 3. Manifest destiny and Anglo-Saxon racism: 1815-1875 -- 4. Manifest destiny and American empire: 1890-1934 -- 5. America's global mission: the Cold War era, 1945-89 -- 6. American empire and its denouement: 1990-2007 -- 7. Alternative visions of America: the protest tradition -- 8. Toward a U. S. theology of liberation and letting go.
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Autore	Joy Mark S.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (187 p.)
Disciplina	973.5
Collana	Seminar studies in history
Soggetto topico	Manifest Destiny Migration, Internal - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-138-83561-7 1-317-87844-2 1-315-83896-6 1-317-87845-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Maps; Chronology; Preface; 1. EARLY AMERICAN EXPANSIONISM; Dispossessing the Eastern Indians; The Northwest Ordinances; Constitutional Developments; Further Conflicts in the Trans-Appalachian West; Diplomatic Concerns; Early Settlement in the Trans-Appalachian West; 2. THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE; An Empire of Liberty; Concerns over the Mississippi River; An Incredible Offer; Responses to the Purchase; The Lewis and Clark Expedition; Early Settlement and Development; Significance of the Louisiana Purchase 3. ROUNDING OUT THE NATIONAL DOMAIN: DIPLOMACY AND BOUNDARY ISSUESEarly Settlement in the Louisiana Territory; The Rise of the West in Politics; Indian Conflicts on the Eastern Frontier; The War of 1812; Diplomatic Developments; The Acquisition of Florida; The Monroe Doctrine; Border Controversies; Indian Removal; 4. OREGON AND TEXAS; The Oregon Controversy; 'Oregon Fever'; Settlement of the Oregon Crisis; The American Southwest; American Settlers in Texas; The Republic of Texas; The Annexation of Texas; 5. THE WAR WITH MEXICO; Origins of the War 'Hostilities May Now Be Considered as Commenced'Divisions in the US over the War; Conduct of the War; Peace Negotiations; Consequences of the War; The Gadsden Purchase; 6. CONCLUSION; Why Did Expansionist Fervor Decline?; American Expansionism: A Case of Manifest Destiny?; Was Early American Expansionism Imperialistic?; DOCUMENTS; GLOSSARY; WHO'S WHO; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GUIDE TO FURTHER READING; INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453504803321

Autore	Caldwell Wilber W
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Algora Pub., c2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (193 p.)
Disciplina	305.800973
Soggetto topico	National characteristics, American Nationalism - United States Narcissism - Political aspects - United States Political culture - United States Imperialism Manifest Destiny
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	9786611398101 1-281-39810-1 0-87586-469-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: Making the world over in America's image -- pt. 1. Notes on nationalism -- Nationalism -- Types of nationalism -- pt. 2. The evolution of the American superiority myth -- The New World -- Chosen-ness, mission, and destiny -- Ideological superiority -- The arrogance of abundance -- The arrogance of isolationism -- Manifest destiny and continental expansion -- Manifest destiny and American imperialism -- The leader of the free world -- The arrogance of power -- pt. 3. The presumption of national superiority -- The myth of American superiority -- Blind faith-- pt. 4. Tolerance and plurality -- In search of American humility.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910451495003321

Autore	Burge Daniel J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (267 pages)
Disciplina	973.5
Soggetto topico	Manifest Destiny HISTORY / United States / 19th Century POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General
ISBN	1-4962-3167-8
Classificazione	HIS036040POL040000
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: The myth of Manifest Destiny -- Delaying destiny : the U.S.-Mexican War and the postponement of Manifest Destiny -- Promises of peace : the Washington doctrine and the election of 1848 -- Rejecting robbery : filibusters, Spain, and the quest for Cuba, 1850-1855 -- Stalling the slave power : the sectional critique of Manifest Destiny, 1855-1860 -- Controlling the continent : Manifest Destiny in the Civil War -- Worthless real estate : the environmental critique of Manifest Destiny, 1866-1868 -- Destiny's demise : the racial critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868-1872 -- Epilogue: Overturning the myth.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795667003321

Autore	Black Jeremy
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (492 p.)
Disciplina	970.01
Soggetto topico	Manifest Destiny Geopolitics - North America - History Geopolitics - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-23595-1 9786613235954 0-253-00561-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Sixteenth-century background -- Creating new frontiers, 1600-74 -- Britain, France, and the natives, 1674-1715 -- Multiple currents, 1715-53 -- War for dominance, 1754-64 -- Britain triumphant to America independent, 1765-76 -- Britain defeated, 1775-83 -- Flexing muscles, 1783-1811 -- Florida, but not Canada : from the War of 1812 to the Monroe Doctrine, 1812-23 -- Expansionism and its problems, 1823-43 -- From the Oregon question to the Gadsden Purchase, 1844-53 -- A great power in the making? : America, 1853-61 -- America divided, 1861-63 -- Winning the war, 1863-65 -- Settling the North American question, 1865-71 -- Postscript, 1871-2010.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456601603321