Patterns of empire :: the British and American empires, 1688 to the present /

"Patterns of empire comprehensively examines the two most powerful empires in modern history: the United States and Britain. Challenging the popular theory that the American empire is unique, Patterns of empire shows how the policies, practices, forms, and historical dynamics of the American em...

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Main Author: Go, Julian, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Patterns of empire comprehensively examines the two most powerful empires in modern history: the United States and Britain. Challenging the popular theory that the American empire is unique, Patterns of empire shows how the policies, practices, forms, and historical dynamics of the American empire repeat those of the British, leading up to the present climate of economic decline, treacherous intervention in the Middle East, and overextended imperial confidence. A critical exercise in revisionist history and comparative social science, this book also offers a challenging theory of empire that recognizes the agency of non-Western peoples, the impact of global fields, and the limits of power"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 286 pages :)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-281) and index.
ISBN:9781139161619
113916161X
9780511996559
0511996551
9781139157803
1139157809
9781139159562
1139159569