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Auteur:	Immerman, Richard H.
Titel:	Empire for Liberty A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz
Uitgever:	Princeton University Press
ISBN:	9780691156071
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 40.60
Verschijningsdatum:	26-08-2012
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Colonialism & imperialism
Geogr.gebied:	USA
Periode:	c 1700 to c 1800
Geillustreerd:	6 halftones.
Dewey code:	325.373

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	288
Hoogte mm.:	228
Breedte mm.:	148
Dikte mm.:	18
Gewicht gr.:	388

 

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How could the United States, a nation founded on the principles of liberty and equality, have produced Abu Ghraib, torture memos, Plamegate, and warrantless wiretaps? Did America set out to become an empire? And if so, how has it reconciled its imperialism--and in some cases, its crimes--with the idea of liberty so forcefully expressed in the Decla