American Empire in Global History

Taylor & Francis

American Empire in Global HistoryAuthor(s): Shigeru Akita\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032186689, 978-1032186689\nSynopsis\nThis book shows how the predominantly national focus that characterises studies of the United States after 1783 can be integrated with global trends, as viewed from the perspective of imperial history. The book also argues that historians of European empires have much to gain by considering the United States after 1783 as a newly-decolonised country that acquired overseas territorial possessions in 1898 and remained a member of the Western imperial club until the mid-twentieth century.\n\nThe wide-ranging synthesis by A. G. Hopkins, American Empire: A Global History [tel], provides the starting point for contributions that appraise its main theme and take it in new directions. The first three chapters identify fresh approaches to [url] history between the Revolution and the Civil War, su.