The American school of empire:

"The American School of Empire considers how an American idea of empire evolved in the 1790s and would shape and be shaped by the literature and art of the early US. Hamilton's introductory essay suggests that empire was as important to the foundation of the US as concepts like democracy,...

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1. Verfasser: Larkin, Edward 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York NY Cambridge University Press 2016
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Zusammenfassung:"The American School of Empire considers how an American idea of empire evolved in the 1790s and would shape and be shaped by the literature and art of the early US. Hamilton's introductory essay suggests that empire was as important to the foundation of the US as concepts like democracy, freedom, nation, and republic. This book thus begins from the premise that the history of empire in the United States can be traced back to the inception of the country, if not earlier. It contends that the United States was conceived as an empire, culturally, politically, and legally. Empire, as a broad theory for organizing not only the state but also the understanding of difference and the relationship to space, in other words, was a crucial conceptual frame shaping the culture of the early US"...Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index
Beschreibung:xii, 151 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781107140202

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