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This volume covers the volatile period between 1900 and 1945 when the United States emerged as a world power and American engagements abroad flourished in new and consequential ways. It will set the standard for understanding this pivotal moment in the history of America and the world.
List of contents
List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Contributors to Volume III; General Introduction: What is America and the World? Mark Philip Bradley; Introduction to Volume III Brooke L. Blower and Andrew Preston; Part I. American Power in the Modern Era: 1. The Sinews of Globalization Katherine C. Epstein; 2. The Territorial Empire Daniel Immerwahr; 3. The First World War Jennifer D. Keene; 4. Technological Transformations Michael Adas; 5. Law and American Power Benjamin A. Coates; 6. Latin America and US Global Governance Rebecca Herman; 7. Transatlantic Relations Mario Del Pero; 8. The Open Door, Tsarist Russia, and the Soviet Union David S. Foglesong; 9. The Rise of the Modern Middle East Charlie Laderman; 10. Competing Empires in Asia Sheila Miyoshi Jager; 11. Making a Modern Military Michael S. Neiberg; Part II. Competing Perspectives: 12. Fighting Jim Crow in a World of Empire Adriane Lentz-Smith; 13. Wilsonianism and Its Critics John A. Thompson; 14. Humanitarianism and US Foreign Assistance Julia F. Irwin; 15. Women's Politics in International Context Megan Threlkeld; 16. The October Revolution and the American Left Tony Michels; 17. Sexuality and Sexual Politics David Minto; 18. Religious Worldviews Matthew Avery Sutton; 19. Indigenous Sovereignties and Social Movements Megan Black; 20. Fascism and Nativism Michaela Hoenicke Moore; Part III. The Perils of Interdependence: 21. Borders and Migrants Meredith Oyen; 22. Economic Catastrophes Eric Rauchway; 23. Corporate Imperialism and the World of Goods Nan Enstad; 24. The Body Politics of US Imperial Power Shanon Fitzpatrick; 25. Agriculture and Biodiversity Courtney Fullilove; 26. Worlds of International Development David Ekbladh; 27. Preserving Peace and Neutrality Andrew Johnstone; 28. The American Way in World War II Thomas W. Zeiler; 29. The Republic of Science and the Atomic Bomb Andrew J. Rotter; 30. American Visions of One World Erez Manela; Index.
