Settlers'' Empire - Colonialism and State Formation in America''s Old Northwest

The Settlers' Empire examines the peculiar status of the young United States as a postcolonial republic with its own domestic empire by looking at where these dual political responsibilities inevitably collided-in the federal project of early state formation and its joint colonial rules over Euroamericans and diverse Indian nations.

A propos de l'auteur

Bethel Saler is Associate Professor of History at Haverford College.

Résumé

The Settlers' Empire examines the peculiar status of the young United States as a postcolonial republic with its own domestic empire by looking at where these dual political responsibilities inevitably collided-in the federal project of early state formation and its joint colonial rules over Euroamericans and diverse Indian nations.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Bethel Saler
• Edition: University of pennsylvania pr
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 19.11.2014
• EAN: 9780812246636
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4663-6
• Pages: 392
• Thèmes: Early American Studies; Early American Studies
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays