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Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959
Language: en
Pages: 448

Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959

Authors: Jon Cowans
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-15 - Publisher: JHU Press

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The first truly transnational history of cinema’s role in decolonization, this powerful book weaves a unified historical narrative out of the experiences of t
Hegemonic Peace and Empire
Language: en
Pages: 272

Hegemonic Peace and Empire

Authors: Ali Parchami
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-04 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book examines the language and the ideology of the Pax Romana, the Pax Britannica and the Pax Americana within the broader contexts of 'hegemony' and 'empi
Empire Ways
Language: en
Pages: 304

Empire Ways

Authors: Bernard Porter
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-30 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken t
Relationships/Beziehungsgeschichten. Austria and the United States in the Twentieth Century
Language: en
Pages: 274

Relationships/Beziehungsgeschichten. Austria and the United States in the Twentieth Century

Authors: Günter Bischof
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04-28 - Publisher: StudienVerlag

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After the breakup of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian-American relationship was characterized by a dwarf confronting a giant. America continued to be a heave
Reforming the World
Language: en
Pages: 336

Reforming the World

Authors: Ian Tyrrell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Reforming the World offers a sophisticated account of how and why, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American missionaries and moral reforme
China Views Nine-Eleven
Language: en
Pages: 535

China Views Nine-Eleven

Authors: Mei Renyi
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-15 - Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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The events of September 11, 2001, had reverberations which were felt across the world, not just in the United States. In their aftermath the United States refoc
Designs on Empire
Language: en
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Designs on Empire

Authors: Andrew Priest
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-08-31 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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In the eyes of both contemporaries and historians, the United States became an empire in 1898. By taking possession of Cuba and the Philippines, the nation seem
Informal Empire and the Rise of One World Culture
Language: en
Pages: 263

Informal Empire and the Rise of One World Culture

Authors: G. Barton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-27 - Publisher: Springer

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Informal empire is a key mechanism of control that explains much of the configuration of the modern world. This book traces the broad outline of westernization
Arc of Empire
Language: en
Pages: 340

Arc of Empire

Authors: Michael H. Hunt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

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Argues that America's wars in The Philippines, Japan, Korea and Vietnam were actually all part of a sustained U.S. bid for dominance in Asia.
Visions of Empire
Language: en
Pages: 600

Visions of Empire

Authors: Krishan Kumar
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-06 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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"In this extraordinary volume, Krishan Kumar provides us with a brilliant tour of some of history's most important empires, demonstrating the critical importanc