How to hide an empire : a history of the greater United States

Many are familiar with maps that outline all fifty U.S. states. And many are also familiar with the idea that the U.S. is an "empire," exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories - the islands, atolls, and archipelagos - the country has governed and inhabited?...

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Main Author: Immerwahr, Daniel, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a Introduction: Looking beyond the logo map -- 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 -- 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. 
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