American Imperialism and the State, 1893-1921

ISBN-13: 9781107152441 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 298 str.

Colin D. Moore

Opis

American Imperialism and the State recasts imperial governance as an episode of American state building.

Recenzje

'Moore's analysis is compelling; the book moves through issues of politics, economics, culture, ideas, race, constitutionalism and law, international and bureaucratic relations, collaboration with local elites and state-building - as well as of course the opposition within the various local settings … This book makes an important contribution to the historiography of US colonialism. It opposes many existing interpretations - in a systematic, measured and deeply informed manner - and it will need to be taken very seriously, not least because of its implications for contemporary US foreign policy.' David Ryan, International Affairs

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Clerical state colonialism and the annexation of Hawai'i; 3. Institutional design of the insular empire; 4. Building a colonial state in the Philippines; 5. Dollar diplomacy as inconspicuous action; 6. The colonial state at the height of progressive imperialism; 7. Consequences and collapse: the empire under Wilson; 8. Conclusion.