American West and the World - Transnational and Comparative Perspectives

The American West and the World provides a synthetic introduction to the transnational history of the American West. Drawing from the insights of recent scholarship, the author recenters the history of the U.S.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The American West as Global History
Part I Global Convergences

1. Shared Worlds


2. Settler Revolutions
Part II Global Circulations


3. Violence


4. Intimacies of Empires


5. Imperial Eyes

Epilogue
Index

About the author

Janne Lahti is Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the editor of American Studies in Scandinavia.

Summary

The American West and the World provides a synthetic introduction to the transnational history of the American West. Drawing from the insights of recent scholarship, the author recenters the history of the U.S.

Product details

• Authors: Janne Lahti, Janne (University of Helsinki Lahti, Lahti Janne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138187337
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18733-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states