| Description |
ix, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Problems in American history |
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Problems in American history.
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| Contents |
1. Imperialism and National Identity in the 1890s -- 2. Failed Expectations: The Civilizing Mission in the Philippines -- 3. America's Caribbean Empire -- 4. The Modernization of China and the Diplomacy of Imperialism -- 5. Imperialism and Anti-imperialism in America's World Policies -- 6. Beyond Imperialism: The Empire of Modernity |
| Summary |
"The United States and Imperialism uses concepts of civilization, identity, the civilizing mission, and cooperation to explain the role of imperialism in American history. The book begins with a survey of the methods and reasons behind America's imperialist drive in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and then outlines the place of imperialism within the broader sweep of modern United States foreign policy. Ninkovich's original analysis of America as an empire shows that imperialism, anti-imperialism, and geopolitics have all played a role in how the United States made decisions about acquiring new territories."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-289) index |
| Subject |
Imperialism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Imperialism -- History -- 20th century.
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Anti-imperialist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140559
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| LC no. |
00010179 |
| ISBN |
1577180550 acid-free paper |
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1577180569 paperback acid-free paper |
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