The United States and Imperialism (Problems in American History) - Softcover

Ninkovich, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568843054 ISBN 13: 9781568843056

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

The United States and Imperialism uses concepts of civilization, identity, the civilizing mission, and cooperation to explain the role of imperialism throughout American history. Ninkovich′s original analysis of America as an empire shows how imperialism, anti–imperialism, and geopolitics have all played a role in how the United States made decisions when seeking new territories.

About this title

Review

"Frank Ninkovich′s The United States and Imperialism is a major work of historical research and writing. Ninkovich takes on several of the most important topics in the history of US foreign relations with grace, wit, and deep understanding. The book includes a vast amount of scholarship in primary and secondary sources. Best of all, it brings centuries′ old issues up to date." Robert D. Schulzinger, University of Colorado

"In this provocative overview, Frank Ninkovich reconceptualizes American imperialism ′as an element of the geopolitics of modernity.′ By emphasizing the liberal sensibility and modernizing goals behind imperialism, he reorients stale debates and poses fresh questions about America′s identity and ′civilizing′ mission." Emily Rosenberg, Macalester College

"Ninkovich provides an innovative and exciting synthesis." Choice

"Ninkovich presents a fresh interpretation of the contours of the American empire and places the experience of imperialism within the larger context of modern US foreign policy. This study is to be commended for its clarity, conceptual sophistication, and eloquence. It is highly recommended for classroom adoption and equally suited for undergraduate and graduate discussions" American Nineteenth Century History Journal

From the Back Cover

The United States and Imperialism uses concepts of civilization, identity, the civilizing mission, and cooperation to explain the role of imperialism in American history. The book begins with a survey of the methods and reasons behind America′s imperialist drive in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and then outlines the place of imperialism within the broader sweep of modern United States foreign policy. Ninkovich′s original analysis of America as an empire shows that imperialism, anti–imperialism, and geopolitics have all played a role in how the United States made decisions about acquiring new territories.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1568843054
• ISBN 13: 9781568843056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608