How to hide an empire : a history of the greater United States
Daniel Immerwahr (Author), Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (Publisher, Distributor)
"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
eBook, English, 2019
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2019
History
1 online resource (viii, 516 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780374715120, 0374715122
1086608761
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
"Release date: February 19, 2019."
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2020