How to Hide an Empire: A Short History of the Greater United States
Daniel Immerwahr
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Due to be published: 30th January
£10.99
A provocative and absorbing history of the United States’ New York TimesThe United States denies having dreams of empire.We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side.
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‘Wry, readable and often astonishing… A provocative and absorbing history of the United States’ New York TimesThe United States denies having dreams of empire.We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side. Nothing could be further from the truth.This is the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests like Alaska and Puerto Rico to the catalogue of islands, archipelagos and military bases dotted around the globe. Full of surprises and previously forgotten episodes, this fascinating book casts America’s history, and its present, in a revealing new light.
Additional information
Weight | 0.416 kg |
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Dimensions | 129 × 129 × 198 mm |
Page Count | 528 |