Price of Empire - American Entrepreneurs Origins of America s First Pacific Empire

"Providing the best coverage of the wide-ranging imperialism that began in the 1850s, this book concentrates on early American imperialism in the Pacific and includes colourful. It describes how the racial legacy of early cases of imperialism led to modern denial of rights claims in U.S. Pacific territories"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. One man and no dog: an entrepreneurial theory of American Pacific imperialism; 2. Birds and bases: American expansion under the Guano Act; 3. Germans and coconuts: American Imperialism in Samoa; 4. Sugar and paradise: American Imperialism in Hawaii; 5. Slavers and gin runners: explaining Pacific non-expansion; Conclusion.

About the author

Miles M. Evers is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Connecticut, where he focuses on the intersection of international security and political economy. He has been published in the European Journal of International Relations, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, International Theory, and Perspectives on Politics.Eric Grynaviski is an associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. He has previously published Constructive Illusions (2014), which won the Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award, and America's Middlemen (Cambridge, 2018), which won the Best Book by the Foreign Policy Section of APSA and Best Book by the Diplomatic Studies section of ISA.

Summary

Providing the best coverage of the wide-ranging imperialism that began in the 1850s, this book concentrates on early American imperialism in the Pacific. It describes how the racial legacy of early cases of imperialism led to modern denial of rights claims in US Pacific territories.

Foreword

This book argues that small business drove American Pacific imperialism, developing a novel account of the origins of American imperialism.

Product details

• Authors: Miles M. Evers, Miles M. (University of Connecticut) Grynav Evers, Eric Grynaviski, Eric (George Washington University Grynaviski, Grynaviski Eric
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009396370
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0939637-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Geopolitics, c 1800 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas