Among empires : American ascendancy and its predecessors

Among empires : American ascendancy and its predecessors / Charles S. Maier

With learning, dispassion and clarity, this book offers comparisons and an original account of American power. It explores the exercise of US power in the 19th and 20th centuries, analysing its economic and strategic sources and the nation's relationship to predecessors and rivals.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:Maier, Charles S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Cambridge, MA [u.a.] : Harvard Univ. Press, 2006
Subjects:
Geschichte
Geschichte 1945-1949
Grote mogendheden
Internationale betrekkingen
USA
Geschichte 1900-2000
Geschichte 1800-1900
Außenpolitik
Internationale Politik
Imperialismus
Auslandsbeziehungen
Großmacht
Nationalbewusstsein
Juden
Imperialism > Case studies
Imperialism > History
National characteristics, American
Deutschland
United States > Foreign relations > 19th century
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century
Américains
Impérialisme - Cas, Études de
Impérialisme - Histoire
États-Unis - Relations extérieures - 19e siècle
États-Unis - Relations extérieures - 20e siècle
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Summary:With learning, dispassion and clarity, this book offers comparisons and an original account of American power. It explores the exercise of US power in the 19th and 20th centuries, analysing its economic and strategic sources and the nation's relationship to predecessors and rivals.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:373 S. graph. Darst
ISBN:0674021894

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