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Immerwahr, Daniel,
1980-
How to hide an empire :
a history of the greater United States /
Daniel Immerwahr.
History of the greater United States.
First edition.
New York, NY :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2019.
viii, 516 pages :
illustrations, maps, photos ;
24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-483) and index.
Introduction: Looking beyond the logo map -- Part I. The Colonial empire. The fall and rise of Daniel Boone -- Indian Country -- Everything you always wanted to know about Guano but were afraid to ask -- Teddy Roosevelt's very good day -- Empire state of mind -- Shouting the battle cry of freedom -- Outside the charmed circle -- White city -- Doctors without borders -- Fortress America -- Warfare state -- There are times when men have to die -- Part II. The pointillist empire. Kilroy was here -- Decolonizing the United States -- Nobody knows in America, Puerto Rico's in America -- Synthetica -- This is what God hath wrought -- The empire of the red octagon -- Language is a virus -- Power is sovereignty, Mister Bond -- Baselandia -- The war of points -- Conclusion: Enduring empire.
"A history of the United States' overseas possessions, from Puerto Rico to the Philippines and beyond, and what they reveal about the true meaning of American empire."--Provided by publisher.
20190301.
United States
Territories and possessions
History.
United States
Colonial question.
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