American Imperialism and the State, 1893-1921

How did the acquisition of overseas colonies affect the development of the American state? How did the constitutional system shape the expansion and governance of American empire? American Imperialism and the State offers a new perspective on these questions by recasting American imperial governance...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, Colin D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Clerical state colonialism and the annexation of Hawai'i
  • Institutional design of the insular empire
  • Building a colonial state in the Philippines
  • Dollar diplomacy as inconspicuous action
  • The colonial state at the height of progressive imperialism
  • Consequences and collapse : the empire under Wilson