The Empire Trap. The Rise and Fall of U.S. Intervention to Protect American Property Overseas, 1893-2013. By Noel Maurer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013 [Ressenya de llibre]

This excellent book explains how the US ended up ruling an Empire since the early 20th century (despite its refusal to accept it), and how the country sorted out the contradiction between being a full democracy and subduing foreign territories ...

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Herranz Loncán, Alfonso
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/107287
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/107287
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Ressenyes (Documents)
Història econòmica
Reviews (Documents)
Economic history
Descrição
Resumo:This excellent book explains how the US ended up ruling an Empire since the early 20th century (despite its refusal to accept it), and how the country sorted out the contradiction between being a full democracy and subduing foreign territories ...